"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.