Odessa, Ukraine
Mother-In-Law Bridge
Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.
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Odessa, Ukraine
Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.
Odessa, Ukraine
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Reynoldston, Wales
A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.
Marrakesh, Morocco
This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.
Moldova
This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.
Chisinau, Moldova
Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.
Niš, Serbia
A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.
Niš, Serbia
A bronze sculpture honoring a famous Serbian writer and a character from his novel.
Skopje, North Macedonia
This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Niš, Serbia
Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.
Luleå, Sweden
Explore the frozen river and take a walk to a nearby island on some of the longest ice roads in Sweden.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Peja, Kosovo
A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Venice, Italy
The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Malmö, Sweden
This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Ishkashim, Afghanistan
A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.