This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

Memorial to the brave indigenous defenders of the Canary Islands.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.