Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

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

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

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

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

Everyday, fans from across the globe visit the statue of one of the greatest Formula One drivers in history.

This Renaissance square was at the center of Leonardo da Vinci's map, the first ichnographic ever.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

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