This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

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

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

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

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.