England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Once a farm where patients tilled the soil, this asylum lost its workforce when overmedicating became common practice.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.