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Beirut, Lebanon

The Egg

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
Justin Higginbottom Added by Justin Higginbottom
Beirut, Lebanon

The Grudge (Al Ba’sa)

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.
Added by Ashawnta
Somerset, England

Vicars' Close

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Somerset, England

Wells Cathedral Clock

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Bratton, England

Westbury White Horse

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
philoursmars Added by philoursmars
Qurnat As Sawda, Lebanon

Qurnat As Sawda

Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.
ericharrisbernstein Added by ericharrisbernstein
Baalbek, Lebanon

Baalbek Trilithon

The largest hewn stone in history.
Jbeil, Lebanon

Byblos Archaeological Site

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Added by reptilebetty
East Somerton, England

The Witch's Leg at St Mary's Church

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tjentiste War Memorial

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
sbitters Added by sbitters
Trsteno, Croatia

Trsteno Arboretum

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."
Added by lrt228
Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Added by jessiedevin
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Radimlja Necropolis

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik Maskeron

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari Most

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Marrakesh, Morocco

Jardin Majorelle

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Watermills of Jajce

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Added by mandacvitic
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jajce Fortress

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.
Added by mandacvitic
Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Visočia, the Bosnian Pyramid of Visoko

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Museum of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

The place where World War I began.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čolina Kapa Astronomical Observatory

The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.
michelle Added by michelle
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stećci

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Added by jht1993