A stunning fusion of Ottoman and Fatimid architectural styles.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

A daily pyrotechnic celebration marks a beloved tradition during Valencia's festival season.

A museum dedicated to the centuries-old cave dwellings that housed marginalized communities on the outskirts of the former capital of Muslim Spain.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.