A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

This antique farmhouse is one of Læsø's rare seaweed houses.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.