Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

A marvel of engineering built to prevent annual floods from devastating the city of Winnipeg.

The ruins of a burned-down monastery have become a serene park and community space. 

Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.