This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.