This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

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

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.