This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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