An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.