Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.