The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.