Where in the World?
Zion's Church, Ilulissat, Greenland
One of the northernmost churches in the world, Zions Kirke (Zion's Church), is located approximately 220 miles north of the Arctic Circle in western Greenland. The subject of our January 2017 mystery photo, the church, built in 1782 and restored in 1907, is in the town of Ilulissat, next to Disko Bay.
Swarovski Kristallwelten Theme Park, Wattens, Austria
Apparently, our December mystery photo was so unmistakeable that every single answer we received was correct! The location of the green giant fountain is about 20 minutes northeast of Austria's Tyrolean capital, Innsbruck, in the town of Wattens.
Arc de Triomphe (rooftop), Paris, France
Those who make it up all 284 steps leading to the top of Paris' Arc de Triomphe are rewarded with a panoramic bird's-eye view of the city.
Santa's mailbox, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
The world's largest mailbox, dedicated to mail addressed to Julenissen (Santa Claus) and seen in our October 2016 mystery photo, appeared in the town of Longyearbyen on the island of Svalbard, Norway, a few days before Christmas 2013.
To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa
Visitors to Samoa's volcanic island of Upolu most likely have looked down into the To Sua Ocean Trench, the spot shown in our September 2016 mystery photo.
Church of St. Mary in Vrboska, Hvar Island, Croatia
The fortress church pictured in our August 2016 mystery photo — the Church of St. Mary of Mercy (Sveta Marija) — is located in the town of Vrboska on the island of Hvar in Croatia.
Roman Theatre in Mérida, Spain
The building seen in our July 2016 mystery photo — known today as the Roman Theatre of Mérida — located in Mérida, Spain, was erected over 2,000 years ago in 16-15 BC, back when th
Town hall of Auvers-sur-Oise, France
From the terrace outside his second-story room at an inn in the French town of Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent van Gogh painted one of his final canvases: “Auvers Town Hall on 14 July 1890.&rd
Natural arch in Wadi Rum, Jordan
People have lived in the Wadi Rum area of southwestern Jordan for thousands of years, but it wasn't until 1998 that the Jordanian government placed the area's fragile desert habitat under the protection of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority.
Shadow of Burj Khalifa across Dubai Mall, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Pictured in the April 2016 issue, the long shadow cast across the Dubai Mall in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is that of the tallest man-made structure in the world, the
Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Myanmar
Two hundred years ago, Prince Bagyidaw of Burma (today called Myanmar) began building the structure shown in the mystery photo in the November 2015 issue.
Bronze bust of Aliaga Vahid, Baku, Azerbaijan
Aliaga (Aliagha) Vahid, once known as a "master of satiric poetry" in his native Azerbaijan, is the person portrayed in the August issue's mystery photo.