Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.