On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This unassuming farm complex was once the epicenter of an underground liberation group.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.