This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

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

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This stretch of Canadian road was named after a nickname that stuck so hard the city had to keep it.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

Through a collection of modern bric-a-brac this museum tells the story of the Jewish people from Biblical times to today.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.