The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.