Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.