A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.