Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.