The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States. Currently undergoing renovations, it is set to reopen in late 2025.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.