A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

At this century-old barbershop, clients used to be entertained with a glass of brandy and a cigar.

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.