Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

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

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

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

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

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

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.