Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.