The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Venice's island of the dead.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.