The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

A nomadic museum known for its art exhibitions about religion and faith.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.