Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

A brutalist war memorial piercing through the rolling farm landscape.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

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

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

Jurassic Park in South Africa.