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

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

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

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.