Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.