A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

A gigantic teapot sitting on top of a parking garage in the center of Utrecht.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

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

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.

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

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.