After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...