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

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The great Danube river starts here.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.