This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.