This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.