Budapest, Hungary
The Holy Right
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
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Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Budapest, Hungary
Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.
Budapest, Hungary
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
Budapest, Hungary
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
A bronze woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.
Budapest, Hungary
A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Bhutan
One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
A monument reduced to a quarter of its original height proves that size isn't everything.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Nantwich, England
A Grade 2 cast-iron aqueduct, designed by Thomas Telford which links 2 halves of an enormous embankment.
Willaston, England
This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?
Nantwich, England
Each year a new straw behemoth is born.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.
Mucklestone, England
Sitting among the tombstones and trees, this anvil tells a story of crowns, conflicts, and craftsmanship.
Pula, Croatia
A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.
Pula, Croatia
This underground tunnel system built during World War I offers a fascinating glimpse into Pula's military history.
Pula, Croatia
A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.
Pula, Croatia
An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.
Pula, Croatia
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.