This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

This atmospheric spot in Pärnu's historic old town is located in a 17th-century almshouse.

This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

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

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.