A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

Africa's Venice on stilts.