An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

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

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Hiding in plain sight near Kathmandu’s government center is a giant mandala that has become a locus for political protest.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The spot where Parvati convinced Shiva to marry her, has become a pilgrimage site for married and unmarried women.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.