Salento, Colombia
Wax Palms of Cocora Valley
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
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Salento, Colombia
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
Bogotá, Colombia
Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.
Rimini, Italy
This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Mauritania
This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Valletta, Malta
Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.
Leffrinckoucke, France
These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.
Petrovaradin, Serbia
A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.
Erbil, Iraq
An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.