A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.