An Art Deco Icarus statue adorns this abandoned gem of Yugoslav Modernist architecture.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

The history of knife-making in this French city is explored through this museum.

Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.

A retro Yugoslav congress, cultural, and business hall built in the 1970s, with an iconic world clock.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

The first crematorium in the Netherlands.

This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.

The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

A farm turned upside down.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.

Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

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

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.