Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatles Statue of Almaty
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.
Semey, Kazakhstan
One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Rome, Italy
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.