High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils.

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.

In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.