This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

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

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.