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

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.

A land of debatable treasure.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

Historic bar where the Singapore Sling cocktail was invented.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.