This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

One of only a few red brick buildings in Nice.

A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.

A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.

This modest lottery shop draws hopefuls all year long, but come Christmas season, lines wrap around the block.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

You can soak in private hot tubs infused with beer while pouring unlimited Czech beer from your own tap.

A memorial to the deadliest terror attack during an unsettled period of Italy’s recent history.

Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.

A small wedge of East Berlin was once on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall

One of the most important pieces in the Madrid History Museum and one of the oldest historical models of a city in Europe

This mural, which made perfect sense before the metro stop changed its name, now feels out of place under the station's new name

Tombs containing the remains of some of the first and most important professors of medieval Bologna

A Quiet Masterpiece of Early 20th-Century Architecture in Mantua

A papal fortress built to assert Roman control over the independent city of Bologna

Gifted by Madrid's Peruvian community, this unusual statue celebrates the enduring ties between Peru and Spain

High above one of Madrid's busiest streets, a woman nobody can identify has been watching passersby for nearly a century

These murals, created by UCM students, were granted legal protection in 2003 to prevent their deterioration

This controversial monolith—topped with the iconic Madrid Rock logo and a heavy-metal hand gesture—marks the site of what was once Madrid’s most popular record store