Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.