This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.

Standing in celebration of where the cattle dog was bred.

Giant lamp houses the tourism information center.

The oft used Australian colloquialism "Beyond the Black Stump" is said to have originated at this location.

The intriguing artifact can be found in the former Australian prime minister's home.

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.

This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

Constructed in 1857, mourners used these towers to burn offerings of paper prayers and gifts for the afterlife.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.