A poignant site that pays tribute to lives lost at sea.

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

The final resting place of this rock icon has become a pilgrimage site for AC/DC fans.

An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.

A chunk of Skylab debris adorns this small museum at a roadside motel in Western Australia.

One of the breathing caves of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

These oddly shaped pink granite formations got their name after being mistaken for massive piles of hay.

The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.