A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

These boots are made for selfies.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.