Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

The skeleton of a 19th-century elephant that was executed by cannonball.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Workers have collected salt here in a process virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

Piran’s oldest square is laden with history and a beautiful 18th-century reservoir.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

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

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Venice's island of the dead.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

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

This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.