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Joshua Carlon

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Capella de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias.

São Miguel, Portugal

Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Robocop statue, Detroit, MI 4/2/2026

Detroit, Michigan

RoboCop Statue

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

Bank of Georgia Building

Tbilisi, Georgia

Bank of Georgia Building

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Archaeology Museum of Tbilisi

Tbilisi, Georgia

Archaeology Museum of Tbilisi

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

Chronicle of Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia

'Chronicle of Georgia'

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A museum guide next to the old printing press.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Stalin’s Underground Printing House Museum

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

Sabir's Chaikhana.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Sabir’s Chaikhana

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Dry Bridge Market.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Dry Bridge Market

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

Tbilisi, Georgia

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Levon's Divine Underground

Arinj, Armenia

Levon's Divine Underground

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

Inside the tomb of Sultan Selim II

Istanbul, Turkey

Tombs of the Sultans

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

View of the ruins from Ani Overlook.

Kharkov, Armenia

Ani Overlook

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

Khor Virap Monastery

Lusarat, Armenia

Khor Virap Monastery

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

Damstredet

Oslo, Norway

Damstredet & Telthusbakken

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

Entrance to the Urartian tomb

Yerevan, Armenia

Urartian Tomb of Yerevan

Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.

The sector operations room.

Valletta, Malta

Lascaris War Rooms

Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.

Audience chamber inside the Inquistor's Palace

Birgu, Malta

Inquisitor’s Palace

For over two centuries, this palace served as a residence for the Holy Roman Inquisition's leaders, a courthouse, and a prison.

An unusually large Roman Bath with a curved side.

Sliema, Malta

Roman Baths of Sliema

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

This carob tree is thought to be more than 1,000 years old.

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

The Xemxija Old Carob Tree

Estimated at over 1,000 years old, one of Malta's oldest trees serves as a living link to its ancient past.

The neo-Gothic house near the Mdina cathedral.

Mdina, Malta

Casa Gourgion

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The Rotunda of Mosta.

Mosta, Malta

Rotunda of Mosta

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

Music Box Theatre

Chicago, Illinois

Music Box Theatre

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

Picture taken in April, so the stone work is very mossy.

Bruges, Belgium

Grave of Antoine Michel Wemaer

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

Two giant cones of pommes frites greet visitors.

Bruges, Belgium

Frietmuseum

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

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