This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

Largest cave system in Africa.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.