An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.

Visitors may notice something strange walking through this quaint German town.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.