A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

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.