Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.