Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

“It has nae lugs!”

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.