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Chapel of Expiation

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.

Roundels of Historical Figures

Mumbai, India

Roundels of Historical Figures

William Shakespeare and other famous historical personalities watch over a square in the heart of Mumbai.

PDX Carpet Memorial

Portland, Oregon

PDX Carpet Memorial

It's a memorial to the beloved, ugly carpet that adorned the Portland airport (PDX) for 30 years.

Grotta Tanaccia

San Marino, San Marino

Grotta Tanaccia

The oldest sanctuary in the Sammarinese Republic.

Hunebed D27

Borger, Netherlands

Hunebed D27

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.

Trail marker

Rochester, Indiana

First Death Marker on the Trail of Death

In 1838, 859 Potawatomi Indians were forcibly removed from their village to begin a grueling march to Kansas. This location marks the first death.

The Liberty Bridge replaced the destroyed Ferenc József Bridge in 1946.

Budapest, Hungary

Ruins of the Ferenc József Bridge

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.

Facade of the former Mármoles Molina shop

Madrid, Spain

Facade of the Former Mármoles Molina Shop

This protected 19th-century façade once housed Mármoles Molina, a company specializing in funerary monuments.

TWA 529 Marker

Willowbrook, Illinois

TWA Flight 529 Memorial

A memorial for the victims of a plane crash that, at the time, was the deadliest plane disaster in American history.

Lighthouse at Morrow Castle, Havana, Cuba

Havana, Cuba

Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes del Morro (Morro Castle)

It is an old prison, lighthouse, and castle once used to guard the port in Havana, Cuba

Food window and entrance of center.

Laguna, New Mexico

Indian Arts Center

A family-owned and operated cultural center, Native food stand, and store offering a taste of local Indigenous history.

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Oculus Tower

Ferrara, Italy

Oculus Tower

A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.

The church

Las Condes, Chile

Benedictine Monastery Holy Trinity of Las Condes

1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.

The Créac’h Lighthouse

Ouessant, France

The Créac’h Lighthouse

The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.

Prince Laborets, the founder of Uzhhorod and the builder of the castle. They say that whoever can pull the sword out of the stone will become the owner of the castle. However, this sword has already been pulled out, and the castle is still owned by the state.

Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Mini Statues of Uzhhorod

Over 80 miniature sculptures around Uzhhorod old town that depict Transcarpathian history and culture.

Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge

Da Nang, Vietnam

Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Golden Bridge.

Hòa Vang, Vietnam

Golden Bridge

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Ham Ho

Binh Phu, Vietnam

Ham Ho

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.

Duong Long Cham Towers

Binh An, Vietnam

Duong Long Cham Towers

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.

Ancient Hon Chuong Cham Tower

De Gi, Vietnam

Ancient Hon Chuong Cham Tower

Perched atop an isolated 779-meter mountain peak, this enigmatic Cham ruin remains shrouded in mystery regarding its age and purpose.

Con Chim Islet

Tuy Phuoc Dong, Vietnam

Con Chim Islet

Hidden within a massive coastal lagoon, this secret mangrove forest serves as a vital sanctuary for rare and elusive water bird species.

Linh Phong Pagoda

Cat Tien, Vietnam

Linh Phong Pagoda

Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.

Boots taken from victims to prevent them running away. Copyright Michael P. Jones/Cascade Geographic Society 2010.

Portland, Oregon

Portland's Shanghai Tunnels

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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