Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.