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

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.