This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

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

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

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

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The site of Austria's biggest concentration camp now honors its victims.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.