Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.