A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Venice's island of the dead.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.