Rome, Italy
Servian Wall at McDonald's
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
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Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Hotan, China
This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.
Kashi Diqu, China
Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
Tulufan Shi, China
Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.
Wulumuqi Shi, China
These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.
Prague, Czechia
This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.
Prague, Czechia
This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.
Prague, Czechia
One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.
Prague, Czechia
An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.
Prague, Czechia
A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.
Prague, Czechia
Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.
Prague, Czechia
The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.
Prague, Czechia
A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.
Prague, Czechia
A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Prague, Czechia
A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.