The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

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

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

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

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.