The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

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

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

This small electronics museum is full of whirring, humming, clicking ephemera.

A massive explosion that leveled hundreds of buildings in the city of Leiden is remembered by a waterside plaque.

Once housed in the towers of this Gothic church, this 17th century clock still ticks today.

An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.

Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

The largest flower auction house in the world.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.