Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.

Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

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

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

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

The world's largest wooden structure.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.