Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

The world's largest wooden structure.

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.