In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

A bad omen turned symbol of good fortune now adorns a hidden palace in the quiet streets of Valencia's old town.

Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

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.

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

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

A mosaic armchair and ottoman built from china broken in the Christchurch earthquakes.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.