The unique design of these skyscrapers in a Paris suburb led to them being nicknamed "cloud towers."

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

After traveling the world, the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

The second oldest surviving house in Athens was owned by an Irish General.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.