Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.