A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II.

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

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

The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.