Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.