Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.