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The knocker that gives the door its name.

Turin, Italy

Portone del Diavolo (Devil's Door)

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

Dome of San Lorenzo.

Turin, Italy

The Dome of San Lorenzo

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

The Fountain of the Twelve Months

Turin, Italy

Fontana dei Dodici Mesi

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

'The Bench of the Lovers'

Turin, Italy

'The Bench of the Lovers'

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

An alley in Turin's fake medieval village.

Turin, Italy

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The slice of polenta, head-on

Turin, Italy

Fetta di Polenta

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Shabti figurines in the museum

Turin, Italy

Egyptian Museum of Turin

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

The “eyes of the Devil.”

Turin, Italy

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.

Tünnes und Schäl

Cologne, Germany

Tünnes und Schäl

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

St. Petersglocke

Cologne, Germany

St. Petersglocke

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Napoleon's Army Soldier.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Napoleon's Army Soldier

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

Posmievačik peeking from his alcove.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Posmievačik

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

Ankeruhr

Vienna, Austria

Ankeruhr

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)

Vienna, Austria

Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Basic layout of Kafka kinetic mirrored bust.

Prague, Czechia

Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head)

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Statue of Franz Kafka with headphones for size comparison.

Prague, Czechia

Statue of Franz Kafka

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Bullet holes in the church.

Prague, Czechia

The Heydrich Terror Memorial

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

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Panel of shells

Margate, England

Margate Shell Grotto

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

Wall of The Drunken Boat

Paris, France

Wall of The Drunken Boat

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

Smedenpoort Skull

Bruges, Belgium

Smedenpoort Skull

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

Stone work is set into a recently renovated exterior.

Bruges, Belgium

The Devil's Pants

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges

Bruges, Belgium

Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

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