After a long legal battle, the heart of the famous composer is finally enthroned in the city of his birth.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.