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

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.