A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

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

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.