Vilnius, Lithuania
Literatų Gatvė (Literature Street)
Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.
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Vilnius, Lithuania
Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.
Kulionys, Lithuania
The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Lithuania
Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Min Kun, Myanmar
This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Pindaya, Myanmar
A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.
Mandalay, Myanmar
A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
Mandalay, Myanmar
The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.
Myingyan, Myanmar
Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.
Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
Min Kun, Myanmar
Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.
Myanmar
This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.