Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.