A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.