This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Something's watching you.

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.