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

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

The Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College features a chunk of the Berlin Wall.

A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.