Canterbury, England
The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
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Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
Brescia, Italy
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Salisbury, England
A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.
Salisbury, England
This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Krujë, Albania
The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."
Krujë, Albania
Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.
Tirana, Albania
A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
Tirana, Albania
In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Fushë Kruje, Albania
In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.
Bucharest, Romania
This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.