Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

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

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.