The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.