Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A totally unique, animatronic depiction of the Australian gunslinger's last stand.

A taste of Egypt on the outskirts of Geelong.

A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.

A carved tribute to these artist's furry friends.

The largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the Southern Hemisphere sits outside this German social club in a Canberra suburb.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.

An oversized Van Gogh reproduction is one of three massive sunflower paintings across the globe.

An animatronic tribute to a legendary half-man, half-fish creature.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.

A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.

Australia's first open air museum and antique 3D theater.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.