A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This kaleidoscopic house may be the most bizarre on the island of Fuerteventura.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

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

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

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

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.