Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

A system of constructed rapids and concrete waterfalls in a linear park on the Slepnya River.

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

Stelae-eyed stones greet visitors to a corner of Kirov Park.

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

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

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

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.