A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.