The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

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

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.