Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.