Linköping, Sweden
Winter Lights
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
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Linköping, Sweden
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Königswinter, Germany
This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec
This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Roatán, Honduras
This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Yalta, Ukraine
Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.