The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

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

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.