340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.