This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

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

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.