A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

Reclaimed material from a convent destroyed by cannonfire was used to build parts of this 19th-century cemetery.

This concrete monster of a wreck lies in the mouth of Langstone Harbour as a monument to the incredible history of D-Day.

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

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

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.

The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

This structure, built more than 60 years ago to manage devastating seasonal floods, is known to attract a rare species of freshwater dolphin.