Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

A pre-war mansion that survived the modernization of Athens.

A lush vertical garden blooming in the heart of Paris.

A statue honoring the tragic heroine of a Spanish literary masterpiece.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

Few symbols capture the spirit of Catalonia more vividly than its tradition of human towers.

This tiny village in Catalonia reinvented itself as a street-art destination.

Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.

This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

A metal forest of peas pays tribute to the founding father of genetics.

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.

Two very different statues celebrate the literary legacy of this medieval Dordogne town.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

One of the few Tudor palaces in Germany, which hosted a historic WWII meeting.

The original Budweiser has a long-standing naming dispute with its American counterpart.

The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.