German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

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

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.

A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.