This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

In Majella National Park, these stone dwellings harken back to the region's pastoral history.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.