An eerie ship cemetery with gunfire as a soundtrack.

The seaside ruins of an ancient salt production facility.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

Exchange a book at the entrance of this medieval Lovere alley.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.

Legend has it that this church faced a troll problem, leading to the affixing of a stone face of Satan above the entrance to deter further encounters.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

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

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

This roadside shrine to an unofficial saint has welcomed the wishes and prayers of local believers for generations.

A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.

A wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman's generosity.