Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

The art critic claiming that "only an ape could have done this" was in fact right.

This abandoned urban warfare facility is a dream come true for airsoft and paintball enthusiasts.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

A retail shop has preserved the 17th-century food cellar from the old building it now occupies.