Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.