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Cartagena, Colombia

San Pedro Claver Museum and Cloisters

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Cartagena, Colombia

Door Knockers of Cartagena

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Cartagena, Colombia

The Palace of the Inquisition

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
Puerto Varas, Chile

Pablo Fierro Museum

This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.
Punta Arenas, Chile

Shipwreck of the Lord Lonsdale

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phsar Thmei (Central Market)

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Wat Phnom

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.
Sofia, Bulgaria

The Bells Monument

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Plovdiv Roman Theater

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Batang Duri, Brunei

Sumbiling Eco Village

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari Most

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Bermuda

Royal Navy Docks

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Bruges, Belgium

Frietmuseum

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Bridgetown, Barbados

First International Flight Stone and Plaque

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.
Elbow Cay, Bahamas

Elbow Reef Lighthouse

In the Bahamas sits a lighthouse that is among the last of its kind.
Baku, Azerbaijan

Museum of Miniature Books

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Vienna, Austria

Karlskirche (St. Charles's Church)

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Sydney, Australia

'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Garni, Armenia

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda

Pillars of Hercules

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra

'The Nobility of Time'

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.
Tirana, Albania

Communist-Era Statues

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Tesla Monument

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Monticello, Utah

Hole n" the Rock

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.