A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.