The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

Legends hold that these unusual rock formations were once a bridal party, or perhaps a group of hunters.

A settlement that was stopped in the middle of construction, leaving behind paved roads, curbs, light poles, a stormwater drainage system, and even a basketball court, but no houses.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Venice's island of the dead.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.