Mumbai, India
Kala Ghoda Statue
A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.
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Mumbai, India
A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.
Mumbai, India
A drinking water fountain in the heart of Mumbai, built by a father in memory of his son.
Mumbai, India
Designed as a 17th-century watchtower, the former fort is now a popular sunset haunt.
Istanbul, Turkey
Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.
Istanbul, Turkey
A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Tbilisi, Georgia
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.
Tsovagyugh, Armenia
Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.
Sevan, Armenia
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Areni, Armenia
This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Yerevan, Armenia
Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.
Byurakan, Armenia
Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.
gołdapski, Poland
The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.
Druskininkai, Lithuania
This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.
Gruta, Lithuania
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
Merkinė, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.