The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Home of the "true" equator.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

A different kind of swan princess.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.