Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

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

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.