Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

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

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.