Where in the World?
“El Beso” (“The Kiss”), Lima, Peru
“El Beso” ("The Kiss") is the name of the bigger-than-life sculpture shown in the May 2015 mystery photo.
‘Fobos’ wind sculpture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Erected in 1994 in the village of Tahiche on Lanzarote (one of Spain's Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa), the cast-iron wind sculpture pictured in the April issue's mystery photo is one of several created by native-born artist and architect César Manrique.
The Nut, Stanley, Tasmania
The “Edge of the World” — Tasmania’s northwest coast — is home to The Nut, the site that was pictured in the March 2015 issue.
Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, India
After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha is said to have preached his first sermon in a deer park that existed in the same area where the structure shown in our February 2015 photo is now located.
Ksar in Medenine, Tunisia
In May 1999, the structure pictured in the January 2015 issue suddenly became famous when that year's "Star Wars" movie hit the theaters, as several scenes had been filmed there. The mud-and-stone structure is a ksar, and it's located in Medenine in southeastern Tunisia.
French Park monument in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama
The monument shown in the photo in the December 2014 issue is located in Panama City's Plaza de Francia (French Park), at the tip of Casco Viejo, the city's colonial neighborhood.
Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans built a fortress to help protect a road they'd built in one of their new provinces on what is now called the Balkan Peninsula.
Sigiriya (Lion Rock), Sri Lanka
Sigiriya, also known as Lion Rock, sits near the center of the island of Sri Lanka. Over 1,500 years ago, the 660-foot-tall column of rock was the centerpiece of a walled city complex measuring almost two miles wide and over half a mile long.
Tumuli Park, Gyeongju, South Korea
Unmistakable to those who have visited the site pictured here in the June 2014 issue are the royal burial mounds in Tumuli Park (also known as Daereungwon), located in Gyeongju (Kyongju), South Korea.
Curvilinear Range, Irish National Botanic Gardens, in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
The mystery photo in the May 2014 issue was taken in the Irish National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, a neighborhood in the Northside area of Dublin, Ireland. The row of greenhouses is part of a structure called the Curvilinear Range.
Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
Just west of the town of Falkirk in central Scotland is where you’ll see the unusual structure shown in the photo in the March 2014 issue. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world.
Defenders of the Soviet Arctic
If the February “Where in the World?” photo looked familiar, it’s because a picture of the same monument was printed in this space in the April '12 issue. This time, however, you got to see the FRONT of the statue.
Tomb of John Russell Colvin
The Red Fort of Agra, India, is where January’s photo was taken. It shows the tomb of John Russell Colvin, a British civil servant who served as lieutenant-governor of British India's North-West Frontier Provinces in the 1850s.
Mausoleo di Teodorico, Italy
Planning ahead, Theoderic (sometimes spelled Theodoric) the Great, king of the Ostrogoths from AD 493 until his death in 526, built his tomb in 520 on the outskirts of Ravenna, Italy.
Ak-Sarai Palace, Uzbekistan
Over 600 years have passed since construction began on the structure you see in November’s photo. It is what remains of Ak-Saray (Ak-Sarai), which was Amir Timur’s (Amir Temur's) summer palace, built in his hometown of Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan.