The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

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

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

Come to this Polish museum to take a good, clean look at filth.

This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.