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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

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

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.