Québec City, Québec
Cartier Avenue's Giant Lampshades
The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.
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Québec City, Québec
The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.
Wailea-Makena, Hawaii
A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.
San Diego, California
The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Paris, France
This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.
La Puente, California
“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.
Mexico City, Mexico
It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Brno, Czechia
This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.
Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Tikal, Guatemala
These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.
Ravenna, Italy
An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Ravenna, Italy
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Mexico City, Mexico
The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mexico
This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.