This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

The outdoor area of this contemporary art museum in Mexico is a modernist reinterpretation of hacienda architecture.

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.

After it was missing for a decade, this 40-foot statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found and returned to a place of honor—with a little help from a tropical storm.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

A tribute to the successful role of the Keflavik Naval Air Station in the defense of Iceland, United States and NATO Alliance.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.