This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.