A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

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

Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

The remains of a concrete ship sit on a sandbank between Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

The local club's soccer field is practically surrounded by UNESCO-protected monuments.