Czestochowa, Poland
The World's Tallest Pope Statue
Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Czestochowa, Poland
Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Cali, Colombia
A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Medzilaborce, Slovakia
An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Essaouira, Morocco
Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Gold Hill, Oregon
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
Nashville, Tennessee
The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.
Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.