When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

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

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.