This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

The last stop in southeast Russia.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

The smallest restaurant in the world.