This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

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

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.