Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The middle finger of modernity.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

Temple of a million beers.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

A century-old bathhouse that provides the luxury of warm water to rural Guatemalans.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

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

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.