Buenos Aires, Argentina
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Paris, France
One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
London, England
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
London, England
A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
London, England
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
Santiago, Chile
This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Kyrgyzstan
According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.
Odessa, Ukraine
An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.
Budapest, Hungary
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.