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

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

A rebuilt Roman city that was once the largest Roman settlement in the region.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

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

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

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

Narrow-gauge railway with its own personal power grid.

A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.