This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

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

The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.