A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

The legendary fortress of a female Kurdish warrior leader.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.