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

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

This unique museum is home to over 5,000 puppets of all types.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.