Barcelona, Spain
Park GĂĽell
GaudĂ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
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Barcelona, Spain
GaudĂ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Toronto, Ontario
This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.
Dakar, Senegal
This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Teboursouk, Tunisia
The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.