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

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.