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

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

America's first public mental health facility.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.