Lisbon, Portugal
Rhinoceros of Belém Tower
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
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Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
A modern version of the stone cairns built by the Inuit.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Boawae, Indonesia
A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
Yermolaivka, Ukraine
Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.
Barryville, New York
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Oakland, California
International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Chatsworth, California
Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.
Richmond, California
Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.
Palermo, Italy
Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.
San Francisco, California
Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
Victorville, California
Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
New Canaan, Connecticut
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.