Woolpit, England
Woolpit Village Sign
A rather creepy sign alludes to the bizarre and famous history of the "green children of Woolpit"
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Woolpit, England
A rather creepy sign alludes to the bizarre and famous history of the "green children of Woolpit"
São Paulo, Brazil
One of the world's largest urban rainforests with a spectacular panorama of Sao Paulo city and monkeys awaits visitors
Mexico City, Mexico
A haunting monument to the origins of Mexico's cultural origins
Berlin, Germany
A war-scarred hippo calf nursed from the ruins into a symbol of Berlin resilience
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City's natural history museum has seen better days but still holds some enchanting treasures within its kitsch walls
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Germany
Inside the Herxheim museum can be seen the horrifying remains of what were probably the victims of acts of prehistoric mass cannibalism
Oviedo, Spain
A statue honoring the tragic heroine of a Spanish literary masterpiece.
Les Eyzies, France
Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.
Albert, France
A haunting museum chronicling the bloodiest battlefield of World War I.
Lapinha, Brazil
The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.
Mexico City, Mexico
The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.
Temple Ewell, England
Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.
Guadalajara, Mexico
One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.
Caratinga, Brazil
A preserved section of the Atlantic Forest is an important habitat for these critically endangered monkeys.
Canterbury, England
A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
Munich, Germany
Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.
Berlin, Germany
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Silva Jardim, Brazil
These small, spectacular monkeys are making a comeback after deforestation destroyed much of their rainforest habitat.
Nuremberg, Germany
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
Nuremberg, Germany
An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts
Kent, England
Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.
London, England
This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'