Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

It's believed emperor Hadrian himself funded this once architectural wonder.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A fibreglass sculpture of a whale shark on the grounds of a petrol station.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

The first curved wooden bridge in Canada was built as part of the Alaska-Canada Highway.