Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.

The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.

The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Unlike many reclaimed, abandoned mines, this Canadian cave system is still just a dangerous maze.