According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A unique, eye-catching statue that carries an important message of hope.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

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

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.