The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.