Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

The city that saw the birth of Sweden is now home to an impressive collection of work from its favorite artist.

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.