This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

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

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

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

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

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

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

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.