A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

A brother statue swap has adorned this building's facade for centuries.

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

Berlin's oldest surviving academic architecture hosted decades of animal dissections.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.