The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

The last remaining building in Washington, D.C., built by H.H. Richardson, one of America's most iconic architects.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.

A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.