There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.