A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.

A line number in Amsterdam that will likely never be used again due to its tragic history.

Built on the foundations of an ancient Roman villa, the unique architecture of this castle on the Catalan coast was used as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.

This mosque is an enduring symbol of Central African Republic's rich Muslim heritage.

From the late 19th century until the 1960s, these stone-lined "stumps" were a popular place for people to air their views on local and international issues.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

The ruins of the humble house of one of Mexico's most iconic revolutionaries.

A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.