Barcelona, Spain
Street Performers of Las Ramblas
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.
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Barcelona, Spain
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.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
GaudÃ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.
Baltimore, Maryland
A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Kea Kithnos, Greece
This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.
Athens, Greece
150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.
Athens, Greece
An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Athens, Greece
A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Magnetic Island, Australia
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.