The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

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

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

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

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.