This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

One of Minoan Crete's most famous images, a crowned, lily-adorned figure striding through a garden, was largely invented in the 1900s from a handful of surviving fragments, and archaeologists still argue about what it actually shows.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

An ancient Namibian rock pictograph of a white lady is actually a man.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.