Madrid, Spain
Three Pieces of the Berlin Wall
Part of the wall is preserved in the aptly named Parque de Berlín in Madrid.
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Madrid, Spain
Part of the wall is preserved in the aptly named Parque de Berlín in Madrid.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Once a forgotten city-wall tower, now the centerpiece of an underground bicycle parking.
Hamburg, Germany
A suburban monument preserves the faces of twenty murdered Jewish boys and girls.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana
Over 70,000 prisoners were “transported” to a brutal life of forced labor in this French penal colony.
Singapore, Singapore
One of Singapore's oldest Indian restaurants, specialising in Southern Indian cuisine.
Berlin, Germany
Along the banks of the Teltow Canal in southwestern Berlin stands one of the city’s most controversial buildings, a hulking Brutalist laboratory that looks more like a warship than a research facility.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A devilish mask still mocks a king’s rumored love nest across the street.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown, this campus stands as a fascinating piece of medical history.
Sambhar, India
India’s largest inland salt lake, whose blinding white salt flats create one of the most surreal landscapes in the Thar Desert.
Kourou, French Guiana
Europe’s only spaceport is in South America.
Hong Kong
Is this Art Deco-style building the world’s prettiest methadone clinic?
Mossel Bay, South Africa
A cave that was home to humans 160 thousand years ago.
Little Rock, Arkansas
The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.
Kroměříž, Czechia
A unique Baroque monument that creates a fascinating “theater of memory” focused on the themes of human transience and the hope for resurrection.
Trollhättan, Sweden
A mosaic tribute to a hitchhiking cat turned national celebrity.
Belle Vue, Saint Lucia
A volcanically-heated waterfall in the St. Lucian rainforest.
New York, New York
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
Talavera de la Reina, Spain
For centuries, one side of this basilica has integrated local archaeological finds.
Yerevan, Armenia
Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.
Hamburg, Germany
A small stone boy mischievously turns his backside toward the city’s most famous water carrier.
Oka, Guam
The forgotten site of Guam’s first civilian hospital, where crumbling concrete foundations overlook the sea.
Athens, Greece
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
Dijon, France
A forgotten stone skeleton of medieval Dijon slumbers beneath the feet of unsuspecting museum visitors.
Xian Shi, China
A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.