One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The largest drain hole in the world.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.