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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.