This park is home to all 8 swan species, and also has extensive plantings of Japanese Iris.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

In this 400-year-old hotel in Madrid, you'll find a comb in every room, an old clock, and maybe a ghost.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.