Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

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

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This beautiful 14th-century castle perched on a promontory overlooks the Bay of Trieste.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.