This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.