Porto, Portugal
Carmo and Carmelitas Churches
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
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Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Meyrin, Switzerland
CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
Meyrin, Switzerland
This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.
Geneva, Switzerland
This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.
Basel, Switzerland
The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.
Cairo, Egypt
Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.
Cairo, Egypt
Art Nouveau beauty hidden deep in Cairo’s Al-Helmiya neighborhood.
Cairo, Egypt
Nobody knows what this saucer-like ancient Egyptian object was for.
Faiyum, Egypt
The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.
Dublin, Ireland
The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.
Dublin, Ireland
Explore Dublin's laneways full of diverse street art and graffiti.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Carlow, Ireland
The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Sligo, Ireland
This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.
Ballineale, Ireland
These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.
Mannheim, Germany
In this German city center, the streets have no names.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.