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Tomb of Ibn Batutta

Tangier, Morocco

Tomb of Ibn Batutta

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

Librairie des Colonnes

Tangier, Morocco

Librairie des Colonnes

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

Ouzoud Waterfall

Ouzoud, Morocco

Ouzoud Falls

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Jemaa el-Fna.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jemaa el-Fna Square

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Items for sale in a blue alley in Chefchaouen. (magda-maciek/Flickr)

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Botanical Museum of the National Garden

Athens, Greece

Botanical Museum of the National Garden

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

From SW 2

Athens, Greece

The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

First Cemetery of Athens.

Athens, Greece

First Cemetery of Athens

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Basilica of Agios Nikolaos

Nafplio, Greece

Basilica of Agios Nikolaos

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

Ottoman Fountain 1 (primary fountain identified in site address)

Nafplio, Greece

Ottoman Fountains of Nafplio

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

Front view.

Nafplio, Greece

Church of Agioi Pantes

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.

Lion of Bavaria side.

Nafplio, Greece

Lion of Bavaria

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

Monument to the Latvian Riflemen

Riga, Latvia

Monument to the Latvian Riflemen

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

Statue of Prince Mikhail Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Permanently Closed

Riga, Latvia

Statue of Prince Mikhail Andreas Barclay de Tolly

This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

The replica of the of Big Christopher statue.

Riga, Latvia

Big Christopher

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

Freedom Monument

Riga, Latvia

Freedom Monument

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

House of the Blackheads

Riga, Latvia

House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Jauniela.

Riga, Latvia

Jauniela (New Street)

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

Stone Head of Salaspils.

Riga, Latvia

Stone Head of Salaspils

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

View of the "Castle of Light" from across the Daugava.

Riga, Latvia

Castle of Light

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Diamond Beach

Iceland

Diamond Beach

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A classic hot dog, Icelandic style.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

Snæfellsjökull under clouds.

Iceland

Snæfellsjökull

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Búðakirkja

Iceland

Búðakirkja

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

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