A rare museum dedicated to a rather overlooked material in the history of fashion.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

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

A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

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

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

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

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

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

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.