An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Set sail on a small scale.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

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

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.