This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

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

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

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

A memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives working in what is now a massive tourist attraction.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.