The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

The last of its kind in the country.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.