Brussels, Belgium
The Atomium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
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Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Nicaragua
The youngest volcano in Central America.
Panama City, Panama
A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.
Gran Sabana, Venezuela
This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
French Guiana
An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Copacabana, Bolivia
Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Colchani, Bolivia
This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.