A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

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

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Two old windmills got a new life as oversized sculptures of a man and a woman.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

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