Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Here be dragons.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.