Budapest, Hungary
Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
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Budapest, Hungary
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.
Mantova, Italy
A small villa said to have inspired the design of the court jester at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera.
Danilovgrad, Montenegro
A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.
Wanlockhead, Scotland
The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.
Norwich, England
One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.
Vienna, Austria
A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife.
South Sudan
The inhabitants of the world’s largest wetland have learned to navigate its dramatic seasonal changes.
Rhyl, Wales
Britain's oldest miniature railway.
Athens, Greece
When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.
Big Trees, California
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Weligama, Sri Lanka
Does this 10-foot-tall statue carved into a rock face depict a king afflicted by a skin condition or a Buddhist figure?
Newport, Rhode Island
Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.
Tokyo, Japan
One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."
Reykjavik, Iceland
A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.
Istanbul, Turkey
One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.
Dresden, Germany
A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.
Aswan, Egypt
This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.
Leeds, England
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
Mavrovo, North Macedonia
Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.
Dresden, Germany
The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland
The largest underground lake in Europe.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.
Prague, Czechia
A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.