A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.