Smygehuk, Sweden
'Famntaget' ('The Embrace')
This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.
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Smygehuk, Sweden
This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.
Aberfeldy, Scotland
This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.
São Paulo, Brazil
The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.
Stirling, Scotland
The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.
Concord, Massachusetts
The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.
Tonosho, Japan
The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.
Walmer, England
This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.
Parkville, Australia
This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Recife, Brazil
This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Pereiaslav, Ukraine
A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.
Coulee City, Washington
This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.
Athens, Greece
The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.
Ibadan, Nigeria
Not only does this library house unique Arabic manuscripts, but it was also designed to keep the building cool during warm days.
Chandler, Oklahoma
Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
Leesburg, Virginia
The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.
Moab, Utah
It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
Yonezawa, Japan
Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An anonymous art project beneath Longfellow Bridge where hundreds of trophies line the steel support beams.
London, England
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.
Lorton, Virginia
The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.