Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

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

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.