A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.