This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

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

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

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

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

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