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

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.