Baalbek, Lebanon
Baalbek Trilithon
The largest hewn stone in history.
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Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Szafarnia, Poland
The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.
Gdańsk, Poland
Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.
Gdańsk, Poland
This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.
Gdańsk, Poland
Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Gdańsk, Poland
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Riga, Latvia
This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Guatemala
A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.
Zunil, Guatemala
Volcanically heated hot springs.
Guatemala
Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.
Limones, Panama
A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.