Astana, Kazakhstan
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Astana, Kazakhstan
Bayterek Tower
A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.
Astana, Kazakhstan
Khan Shatyr
An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dushanbe Flagpole
The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
International Intellectual and Puzzle Museum
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Genghis Khan Statue Complex
Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
York, England
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
Whitby, England
Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Tintagel, England
Tintagel Castle
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
London, England
The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Marazion, England
St Michael's Mount
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
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Bucharest, Romania
Trajan and Wolf Statue
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
Viscri, Romania
Viscri Fortified Church
A medieval church built up to defend its village.
Bran, Romania
Bran Castle
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Bucharest, Romania
Curtea Veche (Old Princely Court)
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Uprising Monument
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Bock Casemates
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Budapest, Hungary
Panoptikum Budapest
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
