A farm turned upside down.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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

This bike path traverses the treetops.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.