This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.

The only place where can you share a seat with the bums of the Fab Four.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

This abandoned railroad got a new life as a scenic promenade cutting through the city of Otaru.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.