Quepos, Costa Rica
El Avion Restaurant and Bar
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
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Quepos, Costa Rica
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
Quepos, Costa Rica
Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Brussels, Belgium
A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Portsmouth, England
A picturesque garden with a surprising past.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Birmingham, England
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Birmingham, England
The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
A reconstruction of a classic mansion on the island of Delos was designed for a historian and archaeologist.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.
Èze, France
This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.
Bristol, England
An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."
Copenhagen, Denmark
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Auguste Maïcon, a pioneer in French aviation, was born in this house in 1891.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
London, England
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
London, England
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
London, England
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
London, England
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.