Lima, Peru
Pizarro's Tomb
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
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Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Lima, Peru
A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
Lima, Peru
This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.
Rockall, Scotland
British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.
Schiedam, Netherlands
Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Formerum, Netherlands
Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Aalsmeer, Netherlands
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.