Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.

The final resting place of this rock icon has become a pilgrimage site for AC/DC fans.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a trio of topiary created by one man over the course of more than 20 years.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

A tiny twin to Seattle's Fremont troll hides from the Florida sun under the Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge.

A perfect circle of twenty-four mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric time.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.