This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

This tiny church is one of England's smallest.

A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Eat green onion ice cream and other allium-centric treats at this unusual museum.

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.