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

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The famed crossbow of Switzerland's folk hero now adorns a restaurant wall

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Study the Alien etchings in this fountain while you refill your water bottle.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.