A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.