Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.