With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.

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

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.