A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”