A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.