London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.