Helsinki, Finland
Sibelius Monument
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
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Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
London, England
London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
London, England
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Nanjing, China
Once an imperial lake garden, anyone can now visit this city park.
Shanghai, China
This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.
Shanghai, China
A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.
Shanghai, China
This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.
Shanghai, China
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Shanghai, China
Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.
Shanghai, China
An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.