A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

The magic's in the hole!

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.