Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.