This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.