A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.