A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

The world's biggest pet store.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.