Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

The first hospital in the New World.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

The stoutest tree in the world.

Don’t be surprised if you run into some of Oaxaca’s top chefs in line at this family run taco stop.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

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

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

A pillar is all that remains of a church built to honor a peculiar miracle.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.