This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

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

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

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Grand Cayman is home to a colorful sculpture garden filled with giant concrete animals.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.