This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

This seemingly normal pathway actually forms a giant fingerprint.

This craggy boulder is fabled to be either a druidic relic or Satan's stumbling block.