Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

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.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This historic cemetery is home to the largest private mausoleum in Europe.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

A bronze woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

On a teardrop-shaped island in the Danube, the ruins of a convent and the final resting place of a saint.