Hanoi, Vietnam
B-52 Wreckage
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.
Athens, Greece
This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.
Nafplio, Greece
Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.
Nafplio, Greece
A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.
Athens, Greece
A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.
Nafplio, Greece
The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.
Athens, Greece
A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.
Athens, Greece
These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
Athens, Greece
Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
Athens, Greece
The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.
Athens, Greece
The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.
Heraklion, Greece
This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.
Laconia, Greece
This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Phonsavan, Laos
Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Vientiane, Laos
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.