Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Stone age urban planning.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

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

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.