The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

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

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.