While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

During the dry season, this white-sand beach hosts thousands of breeding butterflies.

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.

It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

An English brewery transported to North Korea.