One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

This art installation pays homage to the famed stones of European lore.

One tree's homage to soles past and present.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.