Edinburgh, Scotland
Old Calton Cemetery
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Paterson, New Jersey
In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.
Woodstock, Maine
A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Vienna, Austria
An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Vienna, Austria
The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.
Manchester, England
The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.