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

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.