This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.