The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

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

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

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

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

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

A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.