This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.