The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

A rebuilt Roman city that was once the largest Roman settlement in the region.

On this spot in 1989, nearly a thousand people broke through the Iron Curtain.

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

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

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

An underground city of salt.