El Jalacate, Nicaragua
Carvings of El Jalacate
Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.
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Managua, Nicaragua
The Old Cathedral of Managua - Catedral de Santiago
A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.
Costa Rica
Río Celeste
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Almoravid Koubba
The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Moscow, Russia
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Moscow, Russia
Red Gates Skyscraper
Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.
Moscow, Russia
Hotel Ukraina
The tallest hotel in Europe.
Moscow, Russia
Lubyanka
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
Aquarelle Train on The Moscow Metro
Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.
Moscow, Russia
Tsar Bell
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
Lenin's Mausoleum
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Bayeux, France
Bayeux Tapestry
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
La voie de la Liberté Markers
These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Private John Steele Monument
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Malmö, Sweden
Øresund Bridge
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Riga, Latvia
House of the Blackheads
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Riga, Latvia
Jauniela (New Street)
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Riga, Latvia
Freedom Monument
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Riga, Latvia
The Corner House
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
Big Christopher
The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.
