One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.