This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

The island houses the ruins of a secret nuclear fusion lab that once employed high-profile Nazi scientists

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."