Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Legend holds that St. Paul was flogged for preaching Christianity at this pillar.

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

Four whimsical figures make for an unexpected sight along an urban commuter route.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.