Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.

One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.

This abandoned bunker looks out over the Atlantic from its clifftop perch.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

A daily pyrotechnic celebration marks a beloved tradition during Valencia's festival season.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

A historic chapel filled with colorful murals and a colorful past.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.

A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."