Poseidon? No one seems to know.

Perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints, with a little help from Paris.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.

The whimsical legacy of a Canadian artist.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.