A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.