Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

An angel that hatched from an egg!

This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.

A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

A statue dedicated to football's first African superstar and Portugal's greatest ever player

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

A pre-war mansion that survived the modernization of Athens.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.

A bronze sculpture on a bridge, of the shoes of 29 famous Malmöites.