Cuenca, Ecuador
Homero Ortega Workshop and Museum
An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.
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Cuenca, Ecuador
An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Ghent, Belgium
This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Arles, France
A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.
Strasbourg, France
There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.