The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

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

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.

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

These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.