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A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A bridge that dates back to the 12th century is said to have made the devil very angry.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.