Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

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

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.