After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

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

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.