Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
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Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Mikonos, Greece
Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
Delos, Greece
Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Pushkar, India
There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.
Jaisalmer, India
The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.
Jodhpur, India
This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Brno, Czechia
In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Berlin, Germany
An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Regensburg, Germany
From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Berlin, Germany
Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.