A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Home of the "true" equator.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

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

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.