The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Two standing giants remain as a tribute to Luxembourg's metallurgical past.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

This 14th-century monastery survived Turkish raids, Nazi occupation, and even a stint as a spot to store towels.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.