When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

One of the great math minds of the 17th century is underfoot in this 900 year old Dutch church.

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

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

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.

The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.