This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Here be dragons.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

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

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

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