Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

A monumental golden thumb rises as an iconic homage to Nouveau Réalisme, bold in scale and unapologetic in spirit.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

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.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

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

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.