This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.