Reykjavik, Iceland
'The Black Cone, Monument to Civil Disobedience'
A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Keflavík, Iceland
A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Riga, Latvia
Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’
Rievaulx, England
This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.
Busan, South Korea
The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.
Vienna, Austria
One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.
Monaco
This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.
Durham, England
A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.
Lockerbie, Scotland
A remembrance of the local Scottish victims of the Lockerbie Bombing Incident in the now-restored neighborhood.
Brow Burn, Scotland
Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.
Thornhill, Scotland
An unusual style of hall-house standing in a beautiful location over an artificial loch
Dumfries, Scotland
This Neolithic Stone Circle is the largest in mainland Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland
These ruins of a Gothic church hold the tomb of Princess Margaret, Lady of Galloway
Lockerbie, Scotland
Memorial to the victims of the deadliest aviation incident in the UK
Torthorwald, Scotland
A ruined tower house fought over in a family feud.
Luang Prabang, Laos
One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.
Vientiane, Laos
The site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.
Bangkok, Thailand
This statue took 60 years to complete.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.