Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

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

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

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

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A student driver's nightmare.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.