Istanbul, Turkey
Column of Marcian
The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.
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Istanbul, Turkey
The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.
Mandeville, Louisiana
Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Harrogate, England
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.
Hampshire, England
This towering monument is dedicated in memory of a most unusually named, yet heroic, horse.
Enklinge, Åland Islands
This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.
Culross, Scotland
The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.
Hanoi, Vietnam
This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.
Hanoi, Vietnam
This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.
Noto, Japan
The site of a prehistoric settlement spanning millennia, complete with a reconstructed timber circle.
Kilgore, Texas
At this rural museum, visitors can experience "Boomtown U.S.A.," a lifelike re-creation of an oil boomtown in the 1930s.
Ōme, Japan
A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.
Henderson, Kentucky
View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.
Banaman, Iraq
The legendary fortress of a female Kurdish warrior leader.
Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France
This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.
Oak Park, Illinois
After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Stockholm, Sweden
On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.
Warrington, England
This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.
Yawata, Japan
Dedicated to humankind's achievements in aviation, this Shintō shrine is notable for its Greek-style architecture and collection of aircrafts.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.
Louisville, Kentucky
Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.
Hanoi, Vietnam
For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.