Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

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

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.