A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

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

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

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.