A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

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.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.