Antwerp, Belgium
Brabo Fountain
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
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Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Serik, Turkey
The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.
Israel
This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Hargeisa, Somalia
A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.
Cape Town, South Africa
A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.
Niger
These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.
Fushun, China
The massive steel ring looks like it could be China’s first Stargate.
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
London, England
This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.
London, England
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
Bangkok, Thailand
The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Poolesville, Maryland
This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.
Jingzhou, China
China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.
Kawasaki, Japan
Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.
Christchurch, New Zealand
This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.
Japan
The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Derby, Australia
Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.
Hunza Nagar, Pakistan
This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.
Vero Beach, Florida
This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.
Sebastian, Florida
A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.