Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.