Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.