The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

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.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

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 most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The other side is actually green.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.