A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.