Ercolano, Italy
Herculaneum
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
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Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Siġġiewi, Malta
Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Argolis, Greece
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Põhja-Tallinna, Estonia
A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.
Tallinn, Estonia
Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Warsaw, Poland
A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Walbrzych, Poland
This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.
Cape Town, South Africa
Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Solitaire, Namibia
In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.