Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Yo, Adrian!

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.