A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Art and a pun, all in one.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.