The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed 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 giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.