This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

This luxury hotel suite is located deep in the bowels of an old mine.

Artist's eccentric property excessively decorated with found objects and work of his own.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

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

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Possibly the oldest masonry dam in all of Europe.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.

Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.