Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.