This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This tower once belonged to a castle fit for a knight.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

This fountain tucked away in a park is the focal point of the only "Green Basilica" in Germany.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.