An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

You will not be able to miss this building.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

Likely the first car with an internal combustion engine constructed in the United Kingdom.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

A line of iron bollards with colorful, handknitted cozies fitted over them.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.