The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.