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Beneath its placid surface, one of New York City's primary sources of drinking water hides a haunted past.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

These sculptures represent the general public's hopes and aspirations of financial prosperity.

A statue of the forgotten American who helped transform Hokkaido and Japan.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

This ornate neo-Gothic mausoleum honors the man behind the Mercedes name—and the daughter who inspired it.

Covering 13 acres and hosting 3,000 shops, this is one of Africa's biggest urban markets.

A striking circle of basalt columns perched on Ibiza’s rugged western coast, aligning art, astronomy, and myth in a landscape where time seems to stand still.

Defaced since the early 80s, this bridge has become local icon to the metalheads and residents of the city.

Remnants of a town from a bygone era.

As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.

A former graveyard for Riga’s elite is now a large park with elegant monuments.

Marker for a long-gone electric trolley line that spurred the economic development of West Asheville.

A rare surviving stone building from the Spanish colonial era.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

Surrounded by thick vegetation, this basilica integrates Sinhalese and Western architecture.

The first capital of Texas was actually in modern-day Louisiana.

A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

Unassuming public garden with hundreds of rose varieties.

Modest but unique pyramid built for a pharaoh has been reduced to a “heap of stone.”

This enormous statue of the Buddha is a response to the destruction of the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan.

Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.