Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.