Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

This Victorian water wheel is affectionately nicknamed "Little Isabella."

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.