A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The largest mosque in Germany.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.