When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

Former bridge turned into an observation tower.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.