The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.