An unused hyberbolic electricity pylon kept as architectural monument.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.

It's 2 billion years old!

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

Home of Vissarion, the "Jesus of Siberia."

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.