Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

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

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.