Natural rock formations resembling monks in hats inspire folk legends.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.