The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

This secret cemetery where no flag is allowed to fly holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.