This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

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