The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

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

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

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The world's largest wooden structure.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.