This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

A massive tribute to Estonian history and culture.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

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

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Mumbai's angel.

A sandstone lamp post in Mumbai's business district honors the war efforts of the Port Trust and its employees who fell during World War I.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.