Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.