This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.