Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

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

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.