The world's largest wooden structure.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

Some of the ancient-looking huts among these strange rock formations aren't ancient at all, but built as part of a movie set.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

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