A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.