How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

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

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Berlin's old airport.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".