The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

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

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.