A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

The world's largest wooden structure.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

A unique look into the bowels of a century-old funicular.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.