Marikina, Philippines
Marikina Shoe Museum
Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.
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Marikina, Philippines
Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.
Taguig, Philippines
The largest United States military cemetery overseas.
Manila, Philippines
A church made of steel.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei
Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Chino Hills, California
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
West Rand, South Africa
Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.
Soweto, South Africa
Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.
Soweto, South Africa
Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.
Athens, Greece
According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.
Athens, Greece
The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.
Athens, Greece
The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.
Athens, Greece
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.