Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

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

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

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

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

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

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

Pigduck of Turku.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.