"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.