Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

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

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

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.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.