A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

When the military fort was destroyed by an earthquake the site was turned into a magnificent war memorial

These two remaining restored marble fountains were part of a set of four which graced the corners of an important crossroads in Messina until the earthquake of 1908

The cathedral is not really remarkable except for the campanile with its astronomical clock and some amazing automatons which perform every day at noon

This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

One of the earliest Ataturk monuments commemorates the victory of the Turkish War of Independence.