Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

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

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.