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

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.

A sculpture in memory of a homeless man much loved by the city of Parma.

The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.