This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.