A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.

This cast-iron canine is a beloved icon among the people of Johnstown and ice hockey fans everywhere.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.