A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.

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

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.