The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A student driver's nightmare.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.