The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

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