A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.