Quito, Ecuador
Museo Franciscano del Padre Almeida
This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.
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Quito, Ecuador
This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.
Batavia, Illinois
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
Madrid, Spain
One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Tarragona, Spain
Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.
Marseille, France
Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.
Florence, Italy
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Santiago, Chile
This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Brooklyn, New York
The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.
New York, New York
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
Shorewood, Wisconsin
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
Malinalco, Mexico
The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.
Xochicalco, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.