Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

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

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

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.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.