Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.