These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

Berlin's old airport.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

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 city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

This work of art is considered the world's longest mosaic.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.