Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.