This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.