The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.