The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

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

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America.