The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

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

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

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

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.