A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

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

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

This museum tells the stories of Japanese soldiers who went on torpedo kamikaze missions.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.