Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

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

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Home of the "true" equator.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.