Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

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

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.