The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

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 coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

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

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

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.