This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A reportedly haunted 14th century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.