An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

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

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.