The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.