Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Rong Khun
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
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Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Brussels, Belgium
The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.
Lille, France
This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Maldegem, Belgium
A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.
Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Lisbon, Portugal
Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Banyuputih, Indonesia
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.
Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
New York, New York
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Arles, France
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.