Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

Cuba's historical trains remind natives of their country's sugary sweet past.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."