This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.