Ypres, Belgium
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
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Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Tournai, Belgium
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Stockholm, Sweden
An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Oslo, Norway
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.