An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.