Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

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.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

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

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.