This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

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

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

This unique railroad museum secretly contains the history of Poland rebuilding itself from the inside-out.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

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

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.