A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.