Laoag City, Philippines
The Sinking Bell Tower
It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.
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Laoag City, Philippines
It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.
Cavite City, Philippines
The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.
Cebu City, Philippines
A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521
Paberžės seniūnija, Lithuania
A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Czestochowa, Poland
Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
George Town, Malaysia
Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Singapore
The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."
Singapore
A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.