This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

Visit the real-life site of the fictional pizzeria in Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.