This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.