Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?