A fort of historic failures where the island's colonial powers first collided.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).

The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Not your average Bosnian cafe — this locale is dedicated to the former Yugoslav dictator Tito.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

Thousands of medieval skeletons lie just beneath Kranj’s main square.

This delicious Bosnian barbecue restaurant celebrates the diverse cuisine of Slovenia.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

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

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

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

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