The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

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