The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

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

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950's.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.