Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

This house certainly has a unique decor.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

This stately palace, first built in the 16th century, was converted into a prison in 1830.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

The largest collection of the iconic wooden shoe in the world.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.