Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.