America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

The longest hedge maze in the world.