This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Something's watching you.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.