In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

The oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

Of all the houses that grace this neighborhood, only one is a testament to surreal architecture.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.