This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.