This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

This 12th-century gatehouse has survived England’s many religious upheavals

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.

This kaleidoscopic structure is perhaps Bristol’s most unusual temple

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

Built on the side of a mountain, this once poor village has been turned into the "Santorini of Korea"

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.