This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.