This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

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

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

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

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.