Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.

The world's largest collection of fire-fighting items dating back almost 350 years.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.