Columbus' failed colony in the New World.

The first hospital in the New World.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

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

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.