An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Venice's island of the dead.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.