The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

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

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

The first modernist church in Europe.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.