Sydney, Australia
Water Dragons of the Chinese Garden of Friendship
Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
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Sydney, Australia
Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
London, England
This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
Adelaide, Australia
This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
Rome, Italy
An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Boston, Massachusetts
What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.
Isle of Wight, England
The now-quiet remains of coastal artillery defenses that were used in both World Wars.
Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Singapore
This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
Antwerp, Belgium
This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
New York, New York
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
The Hague, Netherlands
The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Toledo, Spain
Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.