Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.