The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

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

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

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

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

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