A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.