This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.