Elbasan County, Albania
Bunkers of Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
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Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Papantla, Mexico
A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Mexico City, Mexico
The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.
El Salvador
A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.
Santa María del Tule, Mexico
The stoutest tree in the world.
Guatemala
Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.