One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.