The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

An early 20th-century school building whose clock tower and carved symbols quietly tell the story of the trades once taught inside.

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

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

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.