A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

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

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

What is the Thing?

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.