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.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.

A surprising relic of WWII, sitting boldly in a Marseille street.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.