This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

The history of sea-faring refuse and disaster is on cramped display in this Netherlands folk museum.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.