A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

These gardens whisk you away to Japan and Morocco—without leaving Bordeaux.

A picturesque vertical garden provides respite from the bustling streets of Bordeaux.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

Defy gravity at this fascinating Pyrenees overlook platform.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

A faithful reconstruction of what was once the only window into Japan.

A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.