This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.