One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.