Porto, Portugal
Livraria Lello
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
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Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Montreal, Québec
The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”
Montreal, Québec
This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.
Montreal, Québec
This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.
Montreal, Québec
This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."
Sept-Îles, Québec
A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.
Montreal, Québec
A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.
Orniac, France
An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Minerve, France
A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.
Bélesta, France
Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.
Rennes-le-Château, France
The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
Aix-en-Provence, France
A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.
Port-de-Bouc, France
700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Marseille, France
For a brief time in 1960s France, families could climb into a tiny submarine and be pulled along an underwater journey.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Nice, France
The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Menton, France
Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.