This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.