This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

Browse through a century of this principality's first popular export.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

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

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

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

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.