This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

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

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.