Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Artist's eccentric property excessively decorated with found objects and work of his own.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.