World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.