These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.