Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.