When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

Vaucanson's most famous automaton, brought back to life.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The narrowest street in Paris.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.