French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

At this hillside site that was once home to a Mixtec community, you'll find ruins with a view.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.