An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Two monstrous warehouses. One now holds priceless works of art, the other stands abandoned and dilapidated.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.