A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

The deepest metro station in the world.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

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

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.