Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.

Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.