The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

A bronze monument to his majesty, King Gino.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Welded sphere dropped from space.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.