This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

A cultural center on the shores of Lake Malawi dedicated to preserving Karonga’s past and present, including the fossilized remains of the Malawisaurus.

A history of European missionaries in Malawi.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

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

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

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

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.