Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.