A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.