A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.