Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

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

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

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.

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

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.