Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.