The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

England's most notorious suicide spot.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.