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This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.