This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

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

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

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

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.