Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

Here be dragons.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

This masterpiece of muralism depicts the rich culture of the people of Michoacán and their timeless connection to the land.

These ungulates have quite literally bounced back from the brink of extinction.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

These three pillboxes still remain as a witness of the Spanish Civil War in a park of Madrid.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A beautiful midcentury mural by the famed Brazilian modernist artist Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.