Warsaw, Poland
Battle of Grunwald Painting
This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.
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Warsaw, Poland
This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.
Warsaw, Poland
One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.
Warsaw, Poland
This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.
Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
Warsaw, Poland
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.
Karaman, Cyprus
The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.
Vientiane, Laos
American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.
Vientiane, Laos
An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.
Tha Bak, Laos
Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.
Laos
A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Laos
A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.
Phonsavan, Laos
Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.
Luang Prabang, Laos
Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Ban Long, Laos
Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.