On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.

A brick arch is all that remains of this Dutch fort, once a focal point for colonial power struggles in Guyana.

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

Two well-preserved charcoal kilns survive in a remote part of eastern Nevada.

Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.