One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

A 16th-century fortress that was a Nazi-era prison and execution site, now a silent memorial.

This 12th-century castle majestically overlooks the city and the beautiful Mosel River valley.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.