Dienersdorf, Austria
Gsellmann's Weltmaschine
"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.
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Dienersdorf, Austria
"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.
Ottensheim, Austria
A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.
Ober Neustift, Austria
A pyramid in Central Europe of unknown origin.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Herrnbaumgarten, Austria
The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Huizhou, China
A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.
Zalaszántó, Hungary
One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Budapest, Hungary
The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Hume, California
This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.