Venice, Italy
Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
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Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Tallinn, Estonia
An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."
Munich, Germany
These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
London, England
A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.
Lincoln, England
Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.
Essex, England
The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.
Lisbon, Portugal
Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Napier, New Zealand
New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.
Cologne, Germany
If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Rye, England
This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
London, England
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Raisen, India
A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.
Wellington, New Zealand
High winds can make this one scary landing.
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Auckland, New Zealand
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.