Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.

The Fabric Workshop and Museum showcases fabric and mixed media work by artists of great international renown as well as local and outsider artists.

The only remaining vespasienne in Paris is a (stinky) relic of Resistance.

This aqueduct with 18th-century origins is integrated into modern life in various ways in Oaxaca.

This secret museum features saintly relics and the remains of historic figures assassinated in the 19th century.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A statue of Charlemagne, created in the 1400s, once overlooked the city, and is now located in a crypt.

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.

Decorative folk arts dot the countryside barns of Berks County. 

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

This work of folk art was produced by Gregory Warmack but the artifacts cemented in place are communal.

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.