Former headquarters of the KGB.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

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