Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Choijin Lama Monastery
The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This cozy little museum is a journey through the history of Mongolia’s capital.
Bergamo, Italy
If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Córdoba, Spain
Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Córdoba, Spain
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Dublin, Ireland
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
Giverny, France
At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Plougrescant, France
A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Oslo, Norway
Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.