One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

The European equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is slowly spreading over the entire city.

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

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

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.