This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

First established in 741, this is one of the oldest Taoist temples in China.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

The first crematorium in the Netherlands.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.