Lisbon, Portugal
Santa Justa Lift
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
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Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Seria, Brunei
A monument built to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil extracted from the Seria oil field in Brunei.
Johannesburg, South Africa
One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Namibia
Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Nuuk, Greenland
1% of Greenland's entire population used to live in this single building, which is now slated for demolition.
Antarctica
Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Suffolk, England
A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
Belgrade, Serbia
Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Timbuktu, Mali
Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.