Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

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.

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

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.