This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

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.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.