This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Across Valencia lie the remains of three ancient fortifications built centuries apart: a Roman enclosure, an Islamic expansion, and a medieval Christian wall.

The technology company Ericsson erected a real rune stone to mark the birthplace of the wireless technology.

An angel that hatched from an egg!

Long before the hollyhocks and colorful facades, this lane was notorious for witch trials, infanticide, and prostitution.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

A modernist church in an ancient village.

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Former 19th-century apothecary serves a top-tier version of Valencia's signature cocktail.