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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

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

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Hike to a hidden medieval troglodyte necropolis.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.