This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.