Panama City, Panama
The Afro-Antillean Museum
The Afro-Caribbean workers who constructed the Panama Canal built this church-turned-museum in their spare time.
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Panama City, Panama
The Afro-Caribbean workers who constructed the Panama Canal built this church-turned-museum in their spare time.
Budapest, Hungary
The remains of an ancient medieval monastery can be seen in the basement of a luxury hotel
Berlin, Germany
The spiciest place in town - where one can and may cry
Mexico City, Mexico
This neighborhood was built in the golden age of Art-Decó, and its buildings are essential to understanding this style
Burnaby, British Columbia
This is where all crows in the surrounding region come to roost from the entire Lower Mainland of Vancouver.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A towering steel-and-bronze figure whose playful nickname outshines its official message of hope
Istanbul, Turkey
The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople
Vilnius, Lithuania
An angel that hatched from an egg!
Guadalajara, Mexico
For over 100 years, this souvenir of the Mexican Revolution has been kept on the clock of the Government Palace in Guadalajara, well, sort of
London, England
The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London
Berlin, Germany
The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Luxembourg's most popular statue since 1923 has been missing for... 26 years!
Luxemburg, Luxembourg
A discreet mark on the ground marking the site of the first chapel of the Glacis, dedicated to the patron saint of the city of Luxembourg and the country
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.
Hood River, Oregon
Where hand-pressed burgers meet low-flying planes — a 1950s drive-in shack at the end of an active runway in the Columbia River Gorge, with Mount Hood on one side and Mount Adams on the other.
Oakhurst, California
A campy fiberglass statue welcomes visitors to this small town in central California.
Seoul, South Korea
A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.
Seoul, South Korea
Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.
Seoul, South Korea
The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The bell of HMS Hood is rung every Sunday at this ship-themed church.
Monterey, California
The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”
Seoul, South Korea
A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.
Incheon, South Korea
This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.