A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.