Gozo, Malta
Our Lady of Hope
One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.
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Gozo, Malta
One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.
Manchester, England
Amazing tiled map mural showing the lines of the famous Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, incorporated into the war memorial after WW1
New Market, Virginia
A commemoration of child soldiers during a fearful battle of the Civil War.
Altadena, California
Beside a lonely road winding into the hills overlooking Altadena, sits a portal that urges callers to embrace humanity‘s innermost expression: Goodbye
Burbank, California
A constantly changing trove of screen-used costumes, props, and designer wardrobe from Hollywood sets
Athens, Greece
An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.
Los Angeles, California
Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.
Alexandria, Egypt
This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.
Alexandria, Egypt
This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Alexandria, Egypt
The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
Fountain Hills, Arizona
An ambitious developer built what was once the world's tallest fountain in a Phoenix suburb.
Bern, Switzerland
This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.
Naples, Italy
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.
Los Angeles, California
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Whitsundays, Australia
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
Katoomba, Australia
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Acton, Australia
With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Paris, France
For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.