Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

When the river dries up, these stones start talking.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

Silent memorial, using bone conduction to take people back to the Dresden Bombing of 1945.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.