This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.