People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

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

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.