In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.