The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

This magnificent brick dome was made with an unusual design method.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.