This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."

The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The haunting beauty of this little-visited wreck makes it a true hidden treasure.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?