Walenstadt, Switzerland
'Paxmal'
A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.
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Walenstadt, Switzerland
A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.
Geneva, Switzerland
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
Kilchberg, Switzerland
A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.
Geneva, Switzerland
One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
Geneva, Switzerland
A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Singapore
A mural honoring the women who built Singapore turned a quiet alley into a citywide debate.
Singapore
A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.
Singapore
The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.
Singapore
This tranquil park with a spiral viewing tower is an off-the-beaten-path area where renowned people have planted a small grove of trees.
Marseille, France
Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.
Namibia
Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Namibia
Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Rustrel, France
One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.
Albi, France
A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.
Montpellier, France
This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
Marseille, France
What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?
Parma, Italy
The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.
Sirmione, Italy
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
Bergamo, Italy
If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.