This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

The largest underground lake in Europe.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

These natural wonders have taken millennia to form into the stunning marvels they are today.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

Believed to be the former location of one of the earliest Viking assemblies in Europe.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

One of the youngest volcanic eruption sites in Australia.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.