Tokyo, Japan
Yanaka Cemetery
This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.
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Tokyo, Japan
This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Athens, Greece
This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.