Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

The great Danube river starts here.

A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Though it may look like a businessman's lost luggage, this case suspended under a highway bridge is actually a contemporary art installation.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.