Thirsk, England
Kilburn White Horse
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
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Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Paraty, Brazil
This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.
La Paz, Bolivia
The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
La Paz, Bolivia
In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…
Fremantle, Australia
A monument to a working class martyr.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Melbourne, Australia
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Lima, Peru
This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.
Lima, Peru
The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.