The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The deepest metro station in the world.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.