A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.