This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.