This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.