The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

Where a neoclassical sculptor rests at the heart of the museum devoted to him.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.