A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.