This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.

This striking sculpture was created in memory of enslaved people, acknowledging that the city of Bordeaux was France’s second-largest slave-trade port.

A Roman amphitheatre turned meeting spot for witches.

This fine building houses an even finer military museum.

This tranquil urban park has a violent history.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.