George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

On a teardrop-shaped island in the Danube, the ruins of a convent and the final resting place of a saint.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

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

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.