This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

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

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

Browse through a century of this principality's first popular export.

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

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

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

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.