This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.