This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.

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

This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

The world’s largest street art museum.

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.

A set of parking garage escalators doubling as a historical overview of Rotterdam.

A Munch-inspired sculpture brings the despair of war to life.

A series of mysterious metal artwork adorn this harbor walkway.

A unique, playful portrayal of Jesus as a backpacking traveler.

One of Amsterdam’s most popular cultural and recreational complexes is on the site of a former gas works.

A priceless work by the 17th-century Dutch master is on display in the parish church of a French village.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

This site was constructed as a Cold War-era defense against a Russian invasion.

Ride the rails on a train harkening back to a 19th-century marvel.

A very uncommon water tank standing in the middle of the grapevines in Bordeaux nearly a century after its construction.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Winston Churchill painted this lake during his stay Woolsack Castle in the Landes forest.