Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

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

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Once home to a local bear named "Bruno."

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

This basalt temple in the center of Pune was built more than 250 years ago.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.