Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

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

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

This building once stood at the center of a butter war.

A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.

Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.

This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.