A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.

Legends surround this natural rock formation that looks like a Moorish king wearing a crown.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Spread across an area of 20,000 square feet, the grand mansion is a fine example of Peshwa architecture.

One of the five gates into the fortress of to Shaniwar Wada was renamed to commemorate the 10th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.