Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.