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

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

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

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.