Chattancourt, France
Le Mort Homme (Dead Man's Hill)
A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.
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Chattancourt, France
A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Marrakesh, Morocco
This sanctuary is home to donkeys who finally get to rest after a life of toil.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
Silver City, New Mexico
Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.
El Hierro, Spain
What many consider the original prime meridian and westernmost point of the old world.
Leiden, Netherlands
This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.
Rosala, Finland
The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
Davenport, California
Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.
Yangjiang, China
Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.
Landsort, Sweden
The oldest Swedish built lighthouse still guides ships through the archipelago.
San Giovanni di Duino, Italy
Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.
Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
Hormuz, Iran
The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.
Aranđelovac, Serbia
This spa park features an open-air museum of abstract marble sculptures.
Carnlough, Northern Ireland
A harbor town pays tribute to a heroic wartime carrier pigeon.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.
Trieste, Italy
One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.