Once used to calculate the various levels around the country.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

The ruins of a burned-down monastery have become a serene park and community space. 

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

Before this rocky hill was home to a chapel, it was used as a lookout by Romans and Moors.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

Hiding in plane sight.