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

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

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

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

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.