A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.