A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.