Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.