This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.

The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.