The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

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

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

A varied collection of brains in alcohol.

This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

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

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

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.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

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

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.