A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

A nomadic museum known for its art exhibitions about religion and faith.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

18th century opera in its original splendor.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".