This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Though it may look like a businessman's lost luggage, this case suspended under a highway bridge is actually a contemporary art installation.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.

This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.