1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

The longest trolleybus route in the world, from Simferopol and Yalta.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.