A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

A tribute to the first human in space.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.