Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

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

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.