These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.