This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

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.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

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

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

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

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.