Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Spitzhäuschen
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
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Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Schipkau, Germany
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Zinnowitz, Germany
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Nicaragua
The youngest volcano in Central America.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Višňové, Slovakia
The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Bourtange, Netherlands
This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Dinant, Belgium
This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.