Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.

The center of this Polish border town was so thoroughly wiped out in World War II that only the foundations remain.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

This confectioner serves one of the finest renditions of Antep baklava outside of Turkey.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

A team of concrete athletes stands in the middle of a traffic circle.

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

An underground city of salt.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.