This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A white oak with property rights.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

What better place to take a seat?

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.