This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

The legendary fortress of a female Kurdish warrior leader.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

This abandoned IDGZ station was one of 49 troposcatter stations in the NATO ACE High network.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

Does this 10-foot-tall statue carved into a rock face depict a king afflicted by a skin condition or a Buddhist figure?

Once a highly polluted body of water has now been transformed into a gorgeous lagoon.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

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

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

Located along Lysaya Mountain, this monastery is home to the largest statue of Buddha in Russia.

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.