Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

This region of the Perugia municipality has an unforgettable name.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.