The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The history of sea-faring refuse and disaster is on cramped display in this Netherlands folk museum.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."