An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.