Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

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

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

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

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.

A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.