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Chora Church - Kariye Museum
Istanbul, Turkey
Chora Church dates back to the early fifth century AD and is one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture. It was built just outside of Constantinople's original walls, but was brought inside the city's defenses when Emperor Theodosius II built a new wall. The church was rebuilt between 1077 and 1081, and again renovated after an earthquake in the twelfth century. Most of...
Corcovado and Christo Redentor
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sitting atop Corcovado (710m) is Christo Rendentor, or Christ the Redeemer, the most famous landmark in all of Rio de Janeiro. He gazes out over Rio, open armed and standing tall at 38m and 1145 tons, when lit at night he is visible from every part of the city. The view itself from Corcovado (‘hunchback’ in Portuguese) is spectacular. To get here you can take taxis (who charge a US$20 fee for a re...
South Street Seaport
New York, United States
The South Street Seaport is a historic district in Lower Manhattan adjacent to the Financial District. It dates back to the seventeenth century and was the center of commerce in New York City until the 1850s, when steamships came into widespread use. They required deeper water, and the main port moved to the other side of Manhattan, along the Hudson River. The area fell into disuse until the s...
Hoa Lo Prison
Hanoi, Vietnam
Constructed by the French in 1896; mainly to house political prisoners it was taken over by the Vietnamese in 1954. From 1964 to 1973 it was a major POW detention facility with some of the famous inmates including U.S. Sen. John McCain, Pete Peterson, the ambassador to Vietnam, and Lt. Everett Alvarez, officially the first American pilot to be shot down over Vietnam. To the west of the main compl...