The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.