This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

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

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

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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