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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.

Bunker Tombé

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, France

Bunker Tombé

Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.

Acueducto de La Partida

Madrid, Spain

Acueducto de La Partida

The oldest surviving example of the aqueducts that crossed the Casa de Campo to distribute water.

The preserve features vibrant desert spring-creek wildflowers, such as wild iris, blue camas, forget-me-nots, and velvety mulleins.

Bellevue, Idaho

Silver Creek Preserve

In Idaho’s high desert, underground water resurfaces as a remarkably rich spring-fed creek.

Sponsored By Visit Sun Valley
Prehistoric Crocodile Footprint

Kildonan, Scotland

Prehistoric Crocodile Footprint

Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".

The flooded quarry makes for a nice reflecting pool.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Parque Ciudad de las Canteras (Quarry City Park)

Rock extracted from this former quarry is responsible for Oaxaca's nickname of "Green Antequera."

The ahuehuete and Cerro de la Silla (Saddle Hill).

Monterrey, Mexico

Ahuehuete del Centenario

This great tree was gifted to Monterrey in 1996, the 400th anniversary of the city's foundation.

The turtle, with its slow pace, has become a symbol of inefficiency in the Ayotzinapa case.

Mexico City, Mexico

Antimonumentas and Antimonumentos

These "antimonuments" confront the Mexican authorities by memorializing the most troubling events in the country's modern history.

"Chapulín Calavera".

San Juan Bautista la Raya, Mexico

Art Exhibits at OAX Airport

It makes sense that this airport, serving one of Mexico's most artistic cities, also doubles as a gallery.

David Sassoon Clock Tower

Mumbai, India

David Sassoon Clock Tower

This slender 19th-century clock tower stands at the entrance of a famous garden and zoo.

The Prince of the Lilies Fresco

Heraklion, Greece

The Prince of the Lilies Fresco

One of Minoan Crete's most famous images, a crowned, lily-adorned figure striding through a garden, was largely invented in the 1900s from a handful of surviving fragments, and archaeologists still argue about what it actually shows.

Durham Town Hall

Durham, England

Durham Town Hall

Discover the unique history of Durham from the 14th century to the present day.

Museo del Árbol

Nueva Alborada, Paraguay

Museo del Árbol

A unique ecological museum in the forests of southern Paraguay that celebrates trees through unusual sculptures, installations, and immersive experiences surrounded by nature.

Buddhas

Hong Kong

Ten Thousand Buddhas ‘Monastery’

There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.

A small square at Schnoor Quarter

Bremen, Germany

The Schnoor

This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.

Argyle Street Ash Tree, Glasgow, Tree of the Year.

Finnieston, Scotland

Argyle Street Ash Tree

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone

Shropshire, England

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone

A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”

America's Response Monument-De Oppresso Liber

New York, New York

America’s Response Monument

It memorializes America’s initial military response to the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001.

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.

Mercury

Alcorcón, Spain

Gods of Olympus of La Ribota Park

With remarkable nonchalance, this modest park in Alcorcón brings Greek mythology and astronomy together

'Pyramide de Verlée'

Havelange, Belgium

'Pyramide de Verlée'

All websites claim that the origin of this obelisk is both unknown and mysterious. However, adding a single piece of information solves the mystery entirely.

Building

Woodside, California

The Mountain House

Nestled among towering redwoods on Skyline Boulevard, the Mountain House combines over a century of California history with a warm, rustic atmosphere that makes every meal feel like a getaway.

An exhibit

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Academy of Natural Sciences

As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.

The theater’s brick and stone exterior has been meticulously restored.

Erie, Pennsylvania

The Warner Theatre

This Art Deco movie palace turned performing arts center lets audiences experience the glamor of showbiz in its heyday.

Sponsored By VisitErie
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