Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.