One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.