This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

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