This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

An ongoing medieval tradition of communal pig husbandry is honored with a handsome granite sculpture.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.