San Diego, California
Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
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San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Seville, Spain
Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.
Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Warsaw, Poland
In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.
Warsaw, Poland
One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.
Warsaw, Poland
A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.