This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.