A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

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

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Home of the "true" equator.