Dating back to 1812, this is the oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

A park where the Inn and Ilz rivers join the Danube as it slinks off into Austria.

"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.