This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

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

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.