A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.