In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This museum is dedicated to one of Russia's greatest explorers.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.