19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The middle finger of modernity.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.