A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

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

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.