Manaus, Brazil
Encontro das Águas (Meeting of Waters)
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.
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Manaus, Brazil
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.
Curitiba, Brazil
Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.
Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Curitiba, Brazil
Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.
Salzburg, Austria
A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Havana, Cuba
A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.
Viñales, Cuba
Neo-cave art on the macro scale.
Trinidad, Cuba
This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.
Havana, Cuba
The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.
Havana, Cuba
Cuba's historical trains remind natives of their country's sugary sweet past.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Hirschau, Germany
A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.