These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.