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

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

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

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

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.

A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

This Gothic church houses ornate royal tombs and a magnificent gilded altarpiece.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.