The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

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

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.