A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.