Baku, Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev Center
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
Adalar, Turkey
One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.
Chiatura, Georgia
These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city
Yokohama, Japan
Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.
Malang, Indonesia
This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
New Delhi, India
The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.
Warwickshire, England
The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.
Padua, Italy
This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.
Sers, France
This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.
Dion, Greece
This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.
Devon, England
This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.
Yokosuka, Japan
The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.
Dozza, Italy
Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Jeju-si, South Korea
South Korea's only sex-themed park.
Yichang, China
A cliff-hanging restaurant.
Xianyang, China
Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Tianshui, China
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
Leshan, China
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.