One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.