This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

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

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

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

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.