A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

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

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

The Chilean mountain is freckled with (relatively) small European telescopes.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.