Places to visit

Palace of Fine Arts

Marina District, San Francisco · Palace of Fine Arts · 3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA

This Greco-Roman palace & architectural attraction hosts an ever-changing roster of performing arts.

Geisel Library

La Jolla, San Diego · Geisel Library · 9701 Hopkins Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

Borghei Cookston House

Fallingwater

Pennsylvania, Mill Run · Fallingwater · 1491 Mill Run Rd, Mill Run, PA 15464, USA

Historic landmark home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright offering tours, gardens & a cafe.

Bell Works (lumon industry)

New Jersey, Holmdel · Bell Works · 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733, USA

Espace Niemeyer

Île-de-France, Paris · Espace Niemeyer · 2 Pl. du Colonel Fabien, 75019 Paris, France

Basílica de Santa María Magdalena

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume · Basílica de Santa María Magdalena · 10 Pl. de L Hôtel de ville, 83470 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France

Catholic basilica built from 13th-16th centuries, with historic organs & relics of Mary Magdalene.

Mount Didgori

Mtskheta-Mtianeti · Mount Didgori · Mount Didgori, Georgia

Pousada Palácio de Estoi

União das freguesias de Conceição e Estoi, Faro · Pousada Palácio de Estoi · R. de São Jose, 8005-465 Faro, Portugal

Polished hotel in a former 18th-century palace with a restaurant, a bar & 2 pools, plus massage.

Vitra Campus

Baden-Württemberg, Weil am Rhein · Vitra Campus · Vitra Campus, Charles-Eames-Straße 2, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany

CBR Building

Boitsfort, Watermael-Boitsfort · CBR Building · Chau. de la Hulpe 185, 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium

The Twist

Akershus · The Twist · Samsmoveien 41, 3520 Jevnaker, Norway

Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet

Vaud, Le Chenit · Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet · Rte de France 18, 1348 Le Brassus, Switzerland

Modern, ultraluxe boutique offering high-end timepieces from the venerable Swiss watch maker.

Muralla Roja Comunidad de Propietarios

Comunidad Valenciana, Calp · Muralla Roja Comunidad de Propietarios · Partida Manzanera, 3, A-14, 03710 Calp, Alicante, Spain

La Fabricá

L'arbre blanc

Occitanie, Montpellier · L'arbre blanc · Pl. Christophe Colomb, 34000 Montpellier, France

Résidence étudiante Créteil ARPEJ - Les Choux

Île-de-France, Créteil · Résidence étudiante Créteil ARPEJ - Les Choux · 2 Bd Pablo Picasso, 94000 Créteil, France

Les Tours Aillaud

Île-de-France, Nanterre · Les Tours Aillaud · Les Tours Aillaud, All. de l'Arlequin, 92000 Nanterre, France

Bosco Verticale

Lombardia, Milano · Bosco Verticale · Bosco verticale, 20124 Milano MI, Italy

Les Espaces d’Abraxas

Île-de-France, Noisy-le-Grand · Espaces d'Abraxas · Les Espaces d’Abraxas, R. du Clos des Aulnes, 93160 Noisy-le-Grand, France

Walden 7

Catalunya, Sant Just Desvern · Walden 7 · Ctra. Reial, 106, 08960 Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain

Casa Vicens

Gràcia, Barcelona · Casa Vicens · Carrer de les Carolines, 20-26, Gràcia, 08012 Barcelona, Spain

Grand 4-floor house, designed by Antoni Gaudi, with Moorish influences & a protruding corner tower.

CATHEDRAL Uspenski

Uusimaa, Helsinki · Uspenski Cathedral · Pormestarinrinne 1, 00160 Helsinki, Finland

Hilltop center of the Finnish Orthodox faith with an ornate exterior & lavish interior decoration.

CHURCH Savior on the Spilled Blood

Tsentralnyy rayon, Sankt-Peterburg · Savior on the Spilled Blood · neberezhnaya kanala Griboyedova, 2Б, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191186

Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes.

CHURCH Jesuit

Innere Stadt, Wien · Jesuit Church · Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

This 17th-century Jesuit church has an opulent interior with marble columns & frescoes.

BASILICA Santa Maria Maggiore

Sicilia, Ispica · Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore · Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, 97014 Ispica RG, Italy

CHURCH Augustinerkirche

Innere Stadt, Wien · Augustinerkirche · Augustinerstraße 3, 1010 Wien, Austria

1300s church built for the imperial court, with a grand altar & urns with hearts of Habsburg rulers.

MOSQUE Blue Mosque

İstanbul · Blue Mosque · Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd No:10, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

Well-known site, also known as the Blue Mosque, built in 1616 & containing its founder's tomb.

MOSQUE Cologne Central Mosque

Ehrenfeld, Köln · Cologne Central Mosque · Venloer Str. 160, 50823 Köln, Germany

48,000-square-foot mosque with modern, avant-garde architecture, glass walls & many public spaces.

MOSQUE Paris

Île-de-France, Paris · Gran Mezquita de París · 2bis Pl. du Puits de l'Ermite, 75005 Paris, France

Marble mosque with ornate square minaret, emerald-tiled courtyard & gardens, plus guided tours.

CHURCH Sant'Ignazio di Loyola

Lazio, Roma · Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola · Piazza S. Ignazio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

17th-century Roman Catholic church with trompe l'oeil ceilings & frescoes depicting St Ignatius.

Roman Ruin

Hietzing, Wien · Roman Ruin · Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 Wien, Austria

CHURCH Sainte-Chapelle

Île-de-France, Paris · Sainte-Chapelle · 10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France

Ornate, 13th-century, Gothic chapel with relics & notable stained-glass windows of biblical scenes.

Royal Palace of Caserta

Campania, Caserta · Royal Palace of Caserta · Piazza Carlo di Borbone, 81100 Caserta CE, Italy

Huge Baroque royal palace in sprawling fountain-filled park, with a court theater plus guided tours.

CHURCH Asamkirche

Altstadt-Lehel, München · Asamkirche · Sendlinger Str. 32, 80331 München, Germany

Compact 1700s church known for its lavish, baroque interior swathed in gold leaf, frescoes & stucco.

BASILICA Saint-Quentin

Hauts-de-France, Saint-Quentin · Basilique de Saint-Quentin · 1 Rue du Labon, 02100 Saint-Quentin, France

Maison de Verre

Île-de-France, Paris · Maison de Verre · 31 Rue Saint-Guillaume, 75007 Paris, France

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói

Boa Viagem · Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói · Mirante da Boa Viagem, s/nº - Boa Viagem, Niterói - RJ, 24210-390, Brazil

Large collection of modern art in an iconic building by the renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Quetzalcoatl

Tlaxpana, Ciudad de México · Quetzalcoatl · Quetzalcoatl, Tlaxpana, 11370 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Great MOSQUE of Touba مسجد

Région de Diourbel, Touba · Great Mosque of Touba مسجد · TOUBA DERRIER RESIDANCE K.KHADIM RASOUL, MOSQUE, Touba, Senegal

Started in 1887 & completed only in 1963, this large mosque features an 87-m. minaret.

MOSQUE Al-Sahaba

South Sinai Governorate · Al-Sahaba Mosque · V78W+H39, Sharm Al Shiekh, South Sinai Governorate 8761131, Egypt

Dujiangyan Library

Du Jiang Yan Shi, Cheng Du Shi · Dujiangyan Library · China, Si Chuan Sheng, Cheng Du Shi, Du Jiang Yan Shi, Yu Lei Lu, 玉玺路51 邮政编码: 611830

Wat Rong Khun - White Temple

Chiang Rai, Pa O Don Chai · Wat Rong Khun - White Temple · Pa O Don Chai, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai 57000, Thailand

Contemporary Buddhist temple drawing massive crowds with its unique, intricate white exterior.

Jewel Changi Airport

Changi, Singapore · Jewel Changi Airport · Singapore

Lush, 10-floor retail complex with hundreds of shops & eateries, indoor gardens & a 40-m. waterfall.

MOSQUE Nasir al-Mulk

Fars Province, Shiraz · Nasir al-Mulk Mosque · Fars Province, Shiraz, Lotf Ali Khan Zand St, JG5X+C9H, Iran

This 19th-century mosque is notable for its pink-tiled interior & colorful stained-glass windows.

MOSQUE Zebun Nessa Mosque

Dhaka Division, Gazirchat · Zebun Nessa Mosque · W7MP+55X, Gazirchat, Bangladesh

MOSQUE Al-Jabbar

Jawa Barat · Masjid Al-Jabbar · Jl. Raya Cirebon - Bandung No.109, Cikeruh, Kec. Jatinangor, Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat 45363, Indonesia

MOSQUE Xian

Lian Hu Qu, Xi An Shi · Xian Mosque · 7W7Q+7JF, Hua Jue Xiang, Lian Hu Qu, Xi An Shi, Shan Xi Sheng, China, 710001

Opulent mosque built in 742 & featuring colorful architecture & placid gardens.

SHRINE Shahecheragh

Fars Province, Shiraz · Holy Shrine of Shahecheragh · JG5V+V8, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran

This Shia Muslim mosque, funerary monument & pilgrimage site was built in the 12th century.