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

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

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.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

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.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

Man-made waterfall is the tallest in Mainland China.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.