According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.

700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."