Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
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Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Córdoba, Spain
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Madrid, Spain
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Barcelona, Spain
This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Madrid, Spain
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Nassau, Bahamas
Impressive sink holes fill this untouched old-growth forest in the Bahamas.
Nassau, Bahamas
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
Mexico City, Mexico
The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.
Mexico City, Mexico
Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.
Jasper, Alberta
This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Alberta
A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
Chelsea, Québec
The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Toronto, Ontario
A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!