Paris, France
Chapel of Expiation
This funerary monument to the guillotined king and queen of France became a political lightning rod and a site of pilgrimage for French monarchists.
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Paris, France
This funerary monument to the guillotined king and queen of France became a political lightning rod and a site of pilgrimage for French monarchists.
Mumbai, India
William Shakespeare and other famous historical personalities watch over a square in the heart of Mumbai.
Portland, Oregon
It's a memorial to the beloved, ugly carpet that adorned the Portland airport (PDX) for 30 years.
San Marino, San Marino
The oldest sanctuary in the Sammarinese Republic.
Borger, Netherlands
More than 5,000 years old, D27 is the largest dolmen in the Netherlands and was already standing long before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Rochester, Indiana
In 1838, 859 Potawatomi Indians were forcibly removed from their village to begin a grueling march to Kansas. This location marks the first death.
Budapest, Hungary
When the water level in the Danube in central Budapest is low enough, there is a secret site telling the history of one of the most iconic bridges of the city.
Madrid, Spain
This protected 19th-century façade once housed Mármoles Molina, a company specializing in funerary monuments.
Willowbrook, Illinois
A memorial for the victims of a plane crash that, at the time, was the deadliest plane disaster in American history.
Havana, Cuba
It is an old prison, lighthouse, and castle once used to guard the port in Havana, Cuba
Laguna, New Mexico
A family-owned and operated cultural center, Native food stand, and store offering a taste of local Indigenous history.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Ferrara, Italy
A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.
Las Condes, Chile
1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.
Ouessant, France
The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.
Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Over 80 miniature sculptures around Uzhhorod old town that depict Transcarpathian history and culture.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Binh Phu, Vietnam
Carved through granite boulder fields and primeval forests, this roaring river valley once served as the secret naval training ground for the legendary Tay Son insurgency.
Binh An, Vietnam
Standing as a 12th-century architectural titan, this trio of brick structures boasts the tallest surviving Cham tower in Vietnam, reaching an impressive height of 38 meters.
De Gi, Vietnam
Perched atop an isolated 779-meter mountain peak, this enigmatic Cham ruin remains shrouded in mystery regarding its age and purpose.
Tuy Phuoc Dong, Vietnam
Hidden within a massive coastal lagoon, this secret mangrove forest serves as a vital sanctuary for rare and elusive water bird species.
Cat Tien, Vietnam
Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.