Rome, Italy
The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
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Rome, Italy
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Willemstad, Curaçao
The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Hama, Syria
Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Bergen, Norway
St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.