Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Pripyat, now long-abandoned.

This cheeky restaurant has a serious devotion to lard sculptures.

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

Learn how dolls are made in this fascinating museum inside a 19th-century mansion.

These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Once an early Christian burial site, it's believed the location was home to around 200 gravestones.

In this tiny museum, an unusually-shaped skull that some claim as evidence of extraterrestrials.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway. 

This skyscraper once housed weapons during the revolution and was the scene of two brutal crimes that shocked São Paulo society.

This former smelter is a crumbling ruin, with the exception of its towering smokestack.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.

This small village claims to be independent from Italy because it was left out when the nation was unified.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Vermont is the final resting place of soldiers, politicians, and a famous author.

All that remains of the former site of the final home of president Franklin Pierce.