The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

The world's largest wooden structure.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

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.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

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

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

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

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.