This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

This unique collection of lawnmowers includes vintage blueprints and automatic robot mowers.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

The town of Argleton has a postal code and appears on maps and even real estate listings, yet it does not exist.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.