A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?

Malmö’s bronze prince yearns for Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid'—and his missing crown jewels.

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.

Rusted humanoid clutching a laptop and trailing cables.

Legend claims these are the heads of executed criminals, magically turned to stone.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

Relocated from the Baltics, this bronze figure of the Soviet leader reclines on fork-like supports.

Sweden's largest remaining gantry crane is a relic of Gothenburg's industrial past.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.