An unexpected must-see for fans of Star Wars who find themselves on the beautiful island of Sint Maarten.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

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

Something's watching you.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."