This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.