A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

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

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

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.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

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

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.