A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

A memorial to those who died at the hands of the Kuomintang while fighting for communism in China.