One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.