A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.