A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

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

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

The Friedrich Ebert Memorial in Heidelberg commemorates the first democratic head of state in German history.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This 42-foot tribute to the workforce still reminds us to pause and recharge.

A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.

Half-scale model of a historic ship in the children's section of Provincetown Public Library.