King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

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

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

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

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

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

"Try not to knock anything over!"

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.