A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.