Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.