Buenos Aires, Argentina
Plaza Primero de Mayo
You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Santiago, Chile
The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Rome, Italy
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Rome, Italy
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.
Rome, Italy
Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.
Hong Kong
Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.
Hong Kong
A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.
Brooklyn, New York
19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
Salvador, Brazil
This 17th-century Portuguese fort now houses a nautical museum.
Bangkok, Thailand
This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.
Sandwich, England
Almost too short to be an actual street, this stretch of road maintains a unique moniker.
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
London, England
This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'
Belvedere, Sint Maarten
Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.