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

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

These boots are made for selfies.

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

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Palace, temple, and pyramid ruins mark the ancient Mesoamerican capital of Totonacapan.

This atmospheric ruins are truly a sight to behold.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.