Helsinki, Finland
Temppeliaukio Church
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Lyon, France
Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
Poznań, Poland
An impressive monument to Poland's independence.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Andria, Italy
Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Paris, France
135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.
Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Montreal, Québec
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Mons, Belgium
Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.