Places Edited by SEANETTA ALLSASS

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

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

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.