This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

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

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