Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

Celebrating the works of a beloved Italian actor, known for such cult films as 'They Call Me Trinity' and 'Watch Out, We’re Mad!'

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.