Zakopane, Poland
Old Zakopane Cemetery
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
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Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Petra District, Jordan
A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Jerusalem, Israel
After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.
Krakow, Poland
In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Krakow, Poland
Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.