Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Believed to be the former location of one of the earliest Viking assemblies in Europe.

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.