This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

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

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

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

The place where World War I began.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.