Willemstad, Curaçao
Cathedral of Thorns
This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.
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Willemstad, Curaçao
This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.
Havana, Cuba
A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.
Havana, Cuba
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.
Havana, Cuba
A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.
Isla de Tierra Bomba, Colombia
An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.
Cartagena, Colombia
In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.
Arad, Bahrain
This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Çanakkale, Turkey
This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.
Velha Goa, India
The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Pula, Croatia
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.