The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.