A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.