A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

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

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.

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.