Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.