This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

The history and future of cannabis.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.