A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.