"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.