Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.