Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Orcas on display and in the water.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.