A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

The lost American era of gunfighters, bandits, Indians and steam trains is recreated in Sweden.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.