A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

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

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

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