Bangkok, Thailand
Democracy Monument
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
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Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
Bangkok, Thailand
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Faro, Portugal
The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Lisbon, Portugal
Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.