This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.