Riga, Latvia
Riga Radio and Television Tower
The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.
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Riga, Latvia
The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.
Locmariaquer, France
The largest stone moved during the Stone Age once stood proudly in France.
Mexico City, Mexico
A river runs beneath you while walking along this elevated linear park.
Los Angeles, California
Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
An unusually European Pueblo church is actually the oldest Native American congregation in the United States.
Abovyan, Armenia
Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.
Pune, India
Home of coppersmiths whose families have been working here since the 17th century.
New York, New York
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
Asheville, North Carolina
Marker for a long-gone electric trolley line that spurred the economic development of West Asheville.
Yankton, South Dakota
A humble reconstruction of the rather lively former capitol building.
Manila, Philippines
A rare surviving stone building from the Spanish colonial era.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.
Ragama, Sri Lanka
Surrounded by thick vegetation, this basilica integrates Sinhalese and Western architecture.
Bordeaux, France
A picturesque vertical garden provides respite from the bustling streets of Bordeaux.
Robeline, Louisiana
The first capital of Texas was actually in modern-day Louisiana.
Barnstable, Massachusetts
A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.
Bender, Moldova
A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.
Farmville, Virginia
A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.
Pune, India
Unassuming public garden with hundreds of rose varieties.
Iceland
A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.
Sighișoara, Romania
This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.
Badrshein, Egypt
Modest but unique pyramid built for a pharaoh has been reduced to a “heap of stone.”
Matale, Sri Lanka
An enigmatic temple with complicated history, at the center of Sri Lanka.
Les Escaldes, Andorra
A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.