Brussels, Belgium
The Atomium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
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Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Maribor, Slovenia
The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.
Oudongk, Cambodia
Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The largest mosque in Cambodia was built to unite the country's Muslim community but soon sparked division and controversy instead.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.
Minsk, Belarus
The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Minsk, Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Lima, Peru
Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Unyun pruwinsya, Peru
With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.