This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

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

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

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