This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

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

This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.

The largest garbage dump in all of Central America is home to a tragic community that make their living from the refuse.

This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.