The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

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

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Whether hero or rogue, his silver bullet is said to have taken down the murderous "Beast of Gevaudan."