Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

The oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

The magic's in the hole!

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The memorial gravesite of the young composer of China's national anthem.

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

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.