This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

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

The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.

Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

The European equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is slowly spreading over the entire city.

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

A line number in Amsterdam that will likely never be used again due to its tragic history.

At the base of this tower, a plaque marks the original center point of the Netherlands.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A tiny house showcases the busy life of a local gnome.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.