Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.