This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.