The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

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

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.