These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.

A sculpture of three large candles in the middle of the water of the river Smedjeån.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

An Art Nouveau church decorated in mother-of-pearl and aluminum.

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.

One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

Four Medici Lions guard a heritage old stone bridge that was constructed in 1867.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo's Scandinavian distributor.

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.